| OCS | occipital condyle syndrome; Ondine's curse syndrome; open canalicular system; oral contraceptive ste... |
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| OCT | object classification test; optimal cutting temperature; oral contraceptive therapy; ornithine carba... |
| OES | oral esophageal stethoscope; optical emission spectroscopy |
| OGTT | oral glucose tolerance test |
| OHA | oral hypoglycemic agents |
| sweet birch oil | Aromatic methyl ester of salicylic acid, produced synthetically or distilled from Gaultheria procumbens (family Ericaceae) or from Betula lenta (family Betulaceae). Used as a component of liniments, used externally and internally for the treatment of various forms of rheumatismit produces heat when rubbed into the skin (counterirritant). Synonym: checkerberry oil, gaultheria oil, sweet birch oil, wintergreen oil. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dill oil | A volatile oil distilled from the fruit of Anethum graveolens (family Umbelliferae); a carminative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dippel's oil | <chemistry> [From the name of the inventor. See Bone oil, under Bone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| distillate oil | Any distilled product of crude oil. A light petroleum product used for home heating and most machinery. (05 Dec 1998) |
| iodised oil | <chemical> Iodinated vegetable oil. The mixture contains 38-42% organically combined iodine that is used as a diagnostic aid (radiopaque medium). Pharmacological action: contrast media. Chemical name: Fats and Glyceridic oils, vegetable, iodinated (12 Dec 1998) |
| oil | A triglyceride that is liquid at room temperature. Compare: fat. (09 Oct 1997) |
| oil bath | In chemistry, a vessel containing oil, in which a container holding a substance to be heated or evaporated can be immersed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil cyst | A cyst resulting from loss of the epithelial lining of a sebaceous, dermoid, or lacteal cyst, or from the subcutaneous injection of oil or fat material. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil embolism | <orthopaedics> The occurrence of fat globules in the bloodstream following fracture of a long bone, in burns, in childbirth or in association with fatty degeneration of the liver. Symptoms occur when fat globules block vessels within the lung (i.e. Pulmonary embolism) or the cerebral vasculature (i.e. Stroke). Fat embolism after bone fracture generally occurs in the first 3-4 days post fracture and commonly manifests with the signs and symptoms of pulmonary embolism. (27 Sep 1997) |
| oil glands | Numerous holocrine glands in the dermis that usually open into the hair follicles and secrete an oily semifluid sebum. Synonym: glandulae sebaceae, oil glands, sebaceous follicles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of American wormseed | Volatile oil from the fresh above ground part of the flower, American wormseed, Chenopodium ambrosioides, or C. Anthelminticum. Used as an anthelmintic. Synonym: oil of American wormseed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of anise | Volatile oil derived from the dried ripe fruit of Pimpinella anisum (family Umbelliferae) or of Illicium verum, (family Magnoliaceae) (Chinese star anise); has a characteristic anise aroma, resembling fennel. Used in manufacture of liqueurs, and as flavoring for candies, cookies, dentifrices. Pharmaceutical aid (flavor). Carminative. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of bay | Volatile oil derived by steam distillation of the dried leaves of Pimenta (Myrcia) acris (family Myrtaceae); oil of myrcia; used as an aromatic in the manufacture of bay rum and as a pharmaceutical aid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of bergamot | Volatile oil derived by steam distillation from the rind of the fresh fruit of Citrus aurantium or C. Bergamia; contains l-linalyl acetate, l-linalool; d-limonene, dipentene, bergaptene; used as a deodorant in preparations containing malodorous ingredients and as an aromatic in perfumes, hairdressings, and pomades. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oil of bitter almond | Volatile oil from the dried ripe kernels of bitter almonds or from other kernels containing amygdalin, such as apricots, peaches, plums and cherries; obtained by steam distillation subsequent to maceration of the source with water. Formerly used as an antipruritic; poisonous-releases hydrocyanic acid (hydrogen cyanide). Only the oil free of hydrogen cyanide may be used to flavor liquors and foods. (05 Mar 2000) |