ORALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orally mean? 

• ORALLY (adverb)
  The adverb ORALLY has 2 senses:

1. (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by mouth

2. by spoken rather than written means

  Familiarity information: ORALLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by mouth

Context example:

he was administered the drug orally

Domain category:

drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

Pertainym:

oral (of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

By spoken rather than written means

Synonyms:

by word of mouth; orally

Context example:

these stories were transmitted by word of mouth

Pertainym:

oral (using speech rather than writing)

 Context examples 

A selective, orally bioavailable, pyrimidinedione-based inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), with hypoglycemic activity.

(Alogliptin, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally active 4-aminoquinoline derivative with antimalarial and anti-inflammatory properties.

(Amodiaquine, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt of amodiaquine, an orally active 4-aminoquinoline derivative with antimalarial and anti-inflammatory properties.

(Amodiaquine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available dual kinase inhibitor of the receptor tyrosine kinase anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) and focal adhesion kinase (FAK), with potential antineoplastic activity.

(ALK-FAK Inhibitor CEP-37440, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available small molecule inhibitor of the receptor tyrosine kinase anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(ALK Inhibitor X-396, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally active nonpeptide renin inhibitor with antihypertensive activity.

(Aliskiren, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally- and topically-active naturally-occurring retinoic acid with antineoplastic, chemopreventive, teratogenic, and embryotoxic activities.

(Alitretinoin, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally available inhibitor of the receptor tyrosine kinase anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) with antineoplastic activity.

(ALK Inhibitor CH5424802, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally bioavailable synthetic carbothioamide with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Amuvatinib, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally bioavailable tyrosine kinase inhibitor of the BCR-ABL fusion oncoprotein, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Metatinib Tromethamine, NCI Thesaurus)