| ogee | 1. A molding, the section of which is the form of the letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. 2. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose. Ogee arch, a pointed arch, each of the sides of which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a reversed curve near the apex. Origin: F. Ogive, augive, LL. Augiva, of uncertain origin; cf.LL. Ogis a support, prop. L. Augere to increase, strengthen, Sp. Auge highest point of power or fortune, apogee, Ar. Auj, an astronomical term. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| ogeechee lime | <botany> The acid, olive-shaped, drupaceous fruit of a species of tupelo (Nyssa capitata) which grows in swamps in Georgia and Florida. The tree which bears this fruit. Origin: So named from the Ogeechee River in Georgia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Ogilvie's syndrome | <syndrome> Pseudo-obstruction believed to be the result of motility disturbance involving the large or small intestine but without physical obstruction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ogino, Kyusaka | <person> 20th century Japanese physician. See: Ogino-Knaus rule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ogino-Knaus rule | The time in the menstrual period when conception is most likely to occur is at about midway between two menstrual periods; fertilization of the ovum is least likely just before or just after menstruation; the basis for the rhythm method of contraception. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ogress | A female ogre. Origin: F.ogresse. See Ogre. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Ogston's line | A line drawn from the adductor tubercle of the femur to the intercondylar notch; a guide to resection of the medial condyle for knock-knee. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ogston, Sir Alexander | <person> Scottish surgeon, 1844-1929. See: Ogston's line, Ogston-Luc operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ogston-Luc operation | An operation for frontal sinus disease; a skin incision is made from the inner third of the edge of the orbit toward the root of the nose or outward; the periosteum is pushed upward and outward, and the sinus is opened on the outer side of the median line; then a wide opening is made by curetting the nasofrontal duct, interior of the sinus, and anterior ethmoid cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Oguchi's disease | A rare, congenital, nonprogressive night blindness with yellow or gray colouration of fundus; after 2 or 3 hours in total darkness, normal colour of fundus returns; autosomal recessive inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Oguchi, Chita | <person> Japanese ophthalmologist, 1875-1945. See: Oguchi's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ogura operation | Orbital decompression by removal of the floor of the orbit through an opening made in the supradental (canine) fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ogura, Joseph | <person> U.S. Otolaryngologist, *1915. See: Ogura operation. (05 Mar 2000) |