cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
cardiac resuscitation
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
kiss of life | an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration, the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing, attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen |
| oral contraception | contraception achieved by taking oral contraceptive pills |
oral sex
head | oral stimulation of the genitals, they say he gives good head |
harmonica
mouth organ
harp mouth harp | a small rectangular freeeed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole |
jew's harp
jews' harp
mouth bow | a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity |
| mouth | the opening of a jar or bottle, the jar had a wide mouth |
| mouth hole | a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth |
pill birth control pill
contraceptive pill
oral contraceptive pill
oral contraceptive
anovulatory drug
anovulant | a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception |
Sabin vaccine
oral poliovirus vaccine
OPV
trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine
TOPV | an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis |
| oral personality | (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized either by generous optimism or aggressive and ambitious selfishness, formed in early childhood by fixation during the oral stage of development |
| oral smear | alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the mouth |
| mouth | the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening, she wiped lipstick from her mouth |
mouth oral cavity
oral fissure
rima oris | the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge, he stuffed his mouth with candy |
palate
roof of the mouth | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
sass
sassing
backtalk
back talk
lip
mouth | an impudent or insolent rejoinder, don't give me any of your sass |
| oral contract | an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation |
speech
speech communication
spoken communication
spoken language
language voice communication
oral communication | (language) communication by word of mouth, his speech was garbled, he uttered harsh language, he recorded the spoken language of the streets |
oral
oral exam
oral examination
viva voce
viva | an examination conducted by spoken communication |
grapevine
pipeline
word of mouth | gossip spread by spoken communication, the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth |
public speaking
speechmaking
speaking
oral presentation | delivering an address to a public audience, people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking |
| mouth | the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water, New York is at the mouth of the Hudson |
| mouth | an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge), he rode into the mouth of the canyon, they built a fire at the mouth of the cave |
| mouth | a person conceived as a consumer of food, he has four mouths to feed |
| mouthpiece mouth | a spokesperson (as a lawyer) |
| Roberts Oral Roberts | United States evangelist (born ) |
bog rose
wild pink dragon's mouth
Arethusa bulbosa | a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla, Canada |
green adder's mouth
Malaxis-unifolia
Malaxis ophioglossoides | North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals |
| atresia | an abnormal condition in which a normal opening or tube in the body (as the urethra) is closed or absent |
Vincent's angina
Vincent's infection
trench mouth | an acute communicable infection of the respiratory tract and mouth marked by ulceration of the mucous membrane |
oral herpes
herpes labialis
cold sore
fever blister | caused by herpes simplex virus type (HSV-) |
| oral cancer | malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth, most common in men over the age of |
foot-and-mouth disease
hoof-and-mouth disease | acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs |
xerostomia
dry mouth | abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva |
oral stage
oral phase | (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development, the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting |
lip off
shoot one's mouth off | speak spontaneously and without restraint, She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets |
keep quiet
shut one's mouth
keep one's mouth shut | refrain from divulging sensitive information, keep quiet about confidential information, Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut! |
talk
speak
utter
mouth
verbalize
verbalise | express in speech, She talks a lot of nonsense, This depressed patient does not verbalize |
| mouth | articulate silently, form words with the lips only, She mouthed a swear word |
rant
mouth off
jabber
spout
rabbit on
rave | talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| mouth | touch with the mouth |
foam at the mouth
froth at the mouth | be in a state of uncontrolled anger |
| hand-to-mouth(a) | providing only bare essentials, a hand-to-mouth existence |
| oral | a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth, fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression |
mouth-watering
savory
savoury | pleasing to the sense of taste |
b gloomy
grim
blue
depressed
dispirited
down(p)
downcast
downhearted
down in the mouth
low
low-spirited ab | filled with melancholy and despondency , gloomy at the thought of what he had to face, gloomy predictions, a gloomy silence, took a grim view of the economy, the darkening mood, lonely and blue in a strange city, depressed by the loss of his job, a dispirited and resigned expression on her face, downcast after his defeat, feeling discouraged and downhearted |
| oral | of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located, the oral cavity, the oral mucous membrane, the oral surface of a starfish |
oral
unwritten | using speech rather than writing, an oral tradition, an oral agreement |
viva-voce
word-of-mouth | expressed orally, a viva-voce report, the film had good word-of-mouth publicity |
| oral | of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth, oral hygiene, an oral thermometer, an oral vaccine |
| hand to mouth | with barely enough money for immediate needs, they lived form hand to mouth |