noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
oral; taken by mouth
Medical and pharmaceutical term describing administration or intake through the mouth, as opposed to injection or other routes.
この薬は経口投与されます。
This medicine is administered orally.
Please drink an oral rehydration solution.
oral medicine; oral medication
oral immunization
oral infection; orally transmitted infection
oral administration (of medicine)
oral rehydration solution; ORS
oral contraceptive; the pill
parenteral nutrition
oral glucose tolerance test; OGTT
Compound of 経 (via, through) and 口 (mouth), literally 'via the mouth'. A Sino-Japanese term used in medical and scientific contexts.