| laxative | <pharmacology> An agent that acts to promote evacuation of the bowel, a cathartic or purgative. Origin: L. Laxativus (18 Nov 1997) |
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| woman | 1. An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female person. "Women are soft, mild pitiful, and flexible." (Shak) "And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman." (Gen. Ii. 22) "I have observed among all nations that the women ornament themselves more than the men; that, wherever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings, inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest." (J. Ledyard) 2. The female part of the human race; womankind. "Man is destined to be a prey to woman." (Thackeray) 3. A female attendant or servant. " By her woman I sent your message." Woman hater, one who hates women; one who has an aversion to the female sex; a misogynist. 1. To act the part of a woman in; with indefinite it. 2. To make effeminate or womanish. 3. To furnish with, or unite to, a woman. "To have him see me woman'd." Origin: OE. Woman, womman, wumman, wimman, wifmon, AS. Wifmann, wimmann; wif woman, wife + mann a man. See Wife, and Man. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| herb-woman | A woman that sells herbs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tire-woman | Origin: See Tire attire, Attire. 1. A lady's maid. "Fashionableness of the tire-woman's making." (Locke) 2. A dresser in a theater. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| administration, oral | The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cancer, oral | Cancer of the mouth area. A sore in the mouth that does not heal can be a warning sign of oral cancer. A biopsy is the only to know whether as abnormal area in the oral cavity is cancer. Oral cancer is caused by tobacco (smoking and chewing) and alcohol use. Surgery to remove the tumour in the mouth is the usual treatment for patients with oral cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| candidiasis, oral | Infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth by a fungus of the genus candida. (12 Dec 1998) |
| canine oral papilloma | Warts affecting mucous membranes of young dogs; caused by a papillomavirus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| magnesia and alumina oral suspension | A mixture of magnesium hydroxide and variable amounts of aluminum oxide; used as an antacid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pathology, oral | A dental specialty concerned with pathology of the oral cavity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pharyngo-oral | Relating to the pharynx and the mouth; oropharyngeal. Origin: pharyngo-+ L. Os (or-), mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| combination oral contraceptive | A mixture of a steroid having progestational activity and an oestrogen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contraceptives, oral | Compounds, usually hormonal, taken orally in order to block ovulation and prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. The hormones are generally oestrogen or progesterone or both. (12 Dec 1998) |
| contraceptives, oral, combined | Fixed drug combinations administered orally for contraceptive purposes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| contraceptives, oral, hormonal | Oral contraceptives which owe their effectiveness to hormonal preparations. (12 Dec 1998) |