The Clue
Type of surgeon (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ORAL
Tags
Notes
The answer ORAL is very common and appears about once every 26 puzzles.
Related Clues
Buccal
Nuncupative
Roberts
Spoken
Unwritten
Uttered
Verbalized
Demanding test
Evangelist Roberts
Exam format
Kind of contract
Kind of exam
Kind of history
Kind of hygiene
Kind of thermometer
Not written
Opposite of written
Preacher Roberts
Rev. Roberts
Rigorous test
Roberts the revivalist
Said aloud
Test of a sort
Vaccine type
Viva voce
Viva-voce
Word-of-mouth
Administered with a spoon, say
Like some surgery
Part of an Ed.D. exam
Exam given face-to-face
Definition
ORAL as a noun:
1. (oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva) = an examination conducted by word of mouth
ORAL as an adjective:
1. (oral, unwritten) = using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
2. of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
3. 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"
4. 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