| oidia | Plural of oidium. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| oidiomycin | An antigen used to demonstrate cutaneous hypersensitivity in patients infected with one of the Candida species; one of a series of antigens used to demonstrate an immunocompromised patient's capacity to react to any cutaneous antigen. Origin: oidium + G. Mykes, fungus, + -in (05 Mar 2000) |
| oidium | <botany> A genus of minute fungi which form a floccose mass of filaments on decaying fruit, etc. Many forms once referred to this genus are now believed to be temporary conditions of fungi of other genera, among them the vine mildew (Oidium Tuckeri), which has caused much injury to grapes. Origin: NL, dim. Fr. Gr. Egg. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| -oid | Resemblance to, joined properly to words formed from G. Roots; equivalent to Eng. -form. Origin: G. Eidos, form, resemblance (05 Mar 2000) |
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