| Oe | Symbol for oersted. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| oecoid | <anatomy> The colourless porous framework, or stroma, of red blood corpuscles from which the zooid, or hemoglobin and other substances of the corpuscles, may be dissolved out. Origin: Gr. A house. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| oecology | <biology, study> The various relations of animals and plants to one another and to the outer world. Origin: Gr. House. (04 Mar 1998) |
| oedema | <clinical sign> The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces of the body, usually applied to demonstrable accumulation of excessive fluid in the subcutaneous tissues. Oedema may be localised, due to venous or lymphatic obstruction or to increased vascular permeability or it may be systemic due to heart failure or renal disease. Collections of oedema fluid are designated according to the site, for example ascites (peritoneal cavity), hydrothorax (pleural cavity) and hydropericardium (pericardial sac). Massive generalised oedema is called anasarca. Origin: Gr. Oide ma = swelling (18 Nov 1997) |
| oedema disease | An acute, highly fatal disease of young pigs caused by toxins of the bacterium Escherichia coli and characterised by oedema of various parts of the body but particularly the walls of the gastrointestinal tract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oedema disease of swine | An acute disease of young pigs that is usually associated with weaning. It is characterised clinically by paresis and subcutaneous oedema. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oedema glottidis | Oedema of the larynx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oedema neonatorum | A diffuse, firm, and commonly fatal oedema occurring in the newborn, usually beginning in the legs and spreading upward. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oedema, hereditary angioneurotic | A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.) Persons with it are born lacking an inhibitor protein (called C1 esterase inhibitor) that normally prevents activation of a cascade of proteins leading to the swelling of angioedema. Patients can develop recurrent attacks of swollen tissues, pain in the abdomen, and swelling of the voice box (larynx) which can compromise breathing. The diagnosis is suspected with a history of recurrent angioedema. It is confirmed by finding abnormally low levels of C1 esterase inhibitor in the blood. Treatment options include antihistamines and male steroids (androgens) that can also prevent the recurrent attacks. Also called hereditary angioedema. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oedematous | <medicine> Pertaining to, or of the nature of, oedema; affected with oedema. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| oedipal neurosis | Continuation of the Oedipus complex into adulthood. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oedipal period | In psychoanalysis, a stage in the psychosexual development of the child, characterised by erotic attachment to the parent of the opposite sex, repressed because of fear of the parent of the same sex; usually occurring between the ages of 3 and 6 years. Synonym: oedipal period. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oedipal phase | In psychoanalysis, a stage in the psychosexual development of the child, characterised by erotic attachment to the parent of the opposite sex, repressed because of fear of the parent of the same sex; usually occurring between the ages of 3 and 6 years. Synonym: oedipal period. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oedipism | 1. Self-infliction of injury to the eyes, usually an attempt at evulsion. 2. Manifestation of the Oedipus complex. Origin: Oedipus, G. Myth. Char. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oedipus complex | Attachment of the child to the parent of the opposite sex, accompanied by envious and aggressive feelings toward the parent of the same sex. (12 Dec 1998) |