| oligo- | Means just a few or scanty. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| oligo-1,6-glucosidase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the endohydrolysis of 1,6-alpha-glucosidic linkages in isomaltose and dextrins produced from starch and glycogen by alpha-amylase. Chemical name: Dextrin 6-alpha-D-glucanohydrolase Registry number: EC 3.2.1.10 (12 Dec 1998) |
| oligo-a1,6-glucosidase | A glucanohydrolase cleaving alpha-1,6 links in isomaltose and dextrins produced from starch and glycogen by alpha-amylase; secreted into the duodenum; a deficiency of this enzyme leads to defects in intestinal digestion of limit dextrins. See: sucrose alpha-d-glucohydrolase. Synonym: isomaltase, limit dextrinase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oligo-isomaltosaccharide synthase | <enzyme> Catalyses the formation of alpha-1,6-linked linear oligosaccharides from sucrose; isolated from streptococcus sobrinus Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- Synonym: gtf-s gene product, rgtf-s(3), glucosyltransferase s, glucosyltransferase-s, gtfd gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| oligoamnios | Synonym: oligohydramnios. Origin: oligo-+ amnion (05 Mar 2000) |
| oligocene | <geology> Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods. The Oligocene period. Origin: Oligo- + Gr. New, recent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| oligochaeta | <zoology> An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and related species. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Little, pl, few + hair. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| oligochete | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the Oligochaeta. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| oligocholia | A deficient secretion of bile. Origin: oligo-+ G. Chole, bile (05 Mar 2000) |
| oligochylia | A deficiency of gastric juice. Origin: oligo-+ G. Chylos, juice (05 Mar 2000) |
| oligochymia | A deficiency of chyme. Origin: oligo-+ G. Chymos, juice (05 Mar 2000) |
| oligoclase | <chemical> A triclinic soda-lime feldspar. See Feldspar. Origin: Oligo- + Gr. Fracture, fr. To break. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| oligoclonal band | Small discrete bands in the gamma globulin region of the spinal fluid electrophoresis, indicating local central nervous system production of IgG; bands are frequently seen in patients with multiple sclerosis but can also be found in other diseases of the central nervous system including syphilis, sarcoidosis, and chronic infection or inflammation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oligocystic | Consisting of only a few cysts, as occasionally observed in certain examples of hydatidiform mole and other lesions that ordinarily have numerous cysts. Origin: oligo-+ G. Kystis, bladder, cyst (05 Mar 2000) |
| oligodactyly | Oligodactylia Presence of fewer than five digits on one or more limbs. Origin: oligo-+ G. Daktylos, finger or toe (05 Mar 2000) |