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In epidemiology, a variable having values that can be meaningfully ordered or ranked.  

A scale in which responses are ranked ordered by relative magnitude but in which the intervals between successive ranks are not necessarily equal, categorical scale; interval scale; ratio scale.  

A dental specialty concerned with surgery of the oral cavity such as dental extractions and related structures. A branch of dentistry that involves the diagnosis and surgical treatment of disorders of the teeth, mouth, and jaws. The removal of teeth is an important part of the practice of oral surgery. An oral and maxillofacial surgeon…

A dentist specializing in surgery of the mouth or oral cavity. A dental-medical professional who specializes in performing surgery on the mouth, face, teeth, or jaw. An oral surgeon must be a trained dentist with an additional specialty in oral and maxillofacial (upper face) surgery and is often trained as a physician as well. Oral…

In Freudian psychology, the first of four psychosexual stages in which sexual pleasure is derived through stimulation of the lips and mouth and extends from birth to age two anal stage; genital stage; latency period.  

Fellatio or cunnilingus. Sexual stimulation of the genitals by a sex partner’s mouth and tongue. Cunnilingus is oral stimulation of the female genitals; fellatio is oral stimulation of the penis. Certain sexually transmitted diseases (such as chlamydia, herpes simplex, genital warts, syphilis, gonorrhea, and HIV) can be transmitted through oral sex.  

That specialty of dentistry that is concerned with the treatment of diseases of the mouth.    

Satisfaction or need fulfillment obtained through the use of the mouth or by placing something in the mouth.  

In Freudian psychology, gratification or stimulation of the mouth enhancing emotional security.  

Oral gratification. Sexual pleasure derived from use of the mouth.