This week’s theme
Words that aren’t what they appear to be

This week’s words
sadiron
adoral
lust-house
bodkin
atrophy

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PRONUNCIATION:

(ad-OHR-uhl)

MEANING:

adjective: Located toward the side or end where the mouth is located, especially in animals that don’t have clear upper and lower sides.

ETYMOLOGY:

From ad- (toward) + oral (relating to the mouth), from Latin os (mouth). Earliest documented use: 1862.

USAGE:

“The most severe lesions are in the adoral sections of the small intestine.”
Chris Cebra, et al.; Llama and Alpaca Care; Saunders; 2014.

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