| omagra | <medicine> Gout in the shoulder. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Shoulder + seizure. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| omahas | <ethnology> A tribe of Indians who inhabited the south side of the Missouri River. They are now partly civilized and occupy a reservation in Nebraska. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| oman | A sultanate on the southeast coast of the arabian peninsula. Its capital is masqat. Before the 16th century it was ruled by independent emirs but was captured and controlled by the portuguese 1508-1648. In 1741 it was recovered by a descendent of yemen's imam. After its decline in the 19th century, it became virtually a political and economic dependency within the british government of india, retaining close ties with great britain by treaty from 1939 to 1970 when it achieved autonomy. The name was recorded by pliny in the 1st century a.d. As omana, said to be derived from the founder of the state, oman ben ibrahim al-khalil. (12 Dec 1998) |
| omander wood | <botany> The wood of Diospyros ebenaster, a kind of ebony found in Ceylon. Origin: Etymol. Uncertain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| omasitis | Inflammation of the omasum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| omasum | <anatomy> The third division of the stomach of ruminants. See Manyplies, and Illust. Under Ruminant. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| -oma | <oncology, suffix> A suffix used in medical terms to denote a morbid condition of some part, usually some kind of tumour or cancer for example melanoma, fibroma, glaucoma. Origin: Gr. (29 Oct 1998) |
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