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: in spoken words : by means of speech
The exam will be given orally.
an orally presented argument
Deaf, signing parents will "babble" to their infants in sign, just as hearing parents do orally; this is how the child learns language …—
Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks2
: by way of the mouth
The medicine can be administered orally.
Another example is amygdalin, which is found in the pits of peaches and apricots. If consumed orally, it is approximately 40 times more toxic than by intravenous injection …—Des W. Connell
Des W. ConnellExamples of orally in a Sentence
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Two fMRI scans were done on study participants: one after they’d been given a placebo and another after they’d been given 60 mg of Ritalin orally.
—New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
The other participants were provided with the current standard treatment of administering a single dose of the antibiotic ceftriaxone as an injection paired with orally taking the antibiotic azithromycin.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
Your healthcare provider may also prescribe antibiotics taken orally or topically to help reduce the spread of the infection and rid the body of it.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
To address the immune response, there are additionally a variety of immunotherapies that patients can be treated with, either orally, intravenously, or even via plasma exchange.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 3 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 14 Apr. 2025
The other participants were provided with the current standard treatment of administering a single dose of the antibiotic ceftriaxone as an injection paired with orally taking the antibiotic azithromycin.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
Your healthcare provider may also prescribe antibiotics taken orally or topically to help reduce the spread of the infection and rid the body of it.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
To address the immune response, there are additionally a variety of immunotherapies that patients can be treated with, either orally, intravenously, or even via plasma exchange.
—Mara Santilli, Flow Space, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for orally
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“Orally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orally. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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