Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
oral administration
o·ral ad·min·is·tra·tion [ awr-uhl, ohr- ad-min-uh-strey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Drug Administration Routes
Definitions related to administration, oral:
  • (oral administration) Route of drug or nutrient intake via the mouth.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (medication administration: oral) Preparing and giving medications by mouth
    Nursing Interventions Classification
    University of Iowa, 2007
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