"Orally" vs "Verbally"

0Orally - related to the mouth.02br
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00Verbally - related to speech.0-

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00A small additional comment.02br
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00Both of these seem rather awkward phrases. What sort of sentence would you use them in?02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

0Yes, the phrases seem awkward to me, too.02br
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00Further examples of oral vs verbal:02br
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00A patient can take medicine orally (i.e. the medicine goes into the patient's mouth).02br
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00A patient might receive verbal instructions (i.e. someone tells the patient) about how, when, how often, etc. to take his/her medicine. Ver

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00Many thanks to all of you--by the way, I fail to understand why I appear as an 01b01u00anonymous02u02b00 even when I am properly logged in or logged on.02br
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00Here in Pakistan, when people have their surgery done, the surgeon writes in his prescription on the top:02br
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0Similar phrases are used around the world. 02br
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00Can you see now the difference between orally and verbally, which was your original question? The exact phrasing and its variation between countries is not important.0-

Ack! I may just be an ignorant American English speaker, and this subject may be four years old, but oral is a subset of verbal (as relates to communication). Verbal communication is through the use of words, whether spoken or written; oral communication is spoken.

I imagine if a doctor gave oral approval, it doesn't carry the same weight as written approval, but is justification nonet