| Ollier's disease | Benign growths of cartilage in the metaphyses of several bones. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Ollier's method | A thin split-thickness graft, usually in small pieces. Synonym: Ollier-Thiersch graft, Thiersch graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ollier's theory | A theory of compensatory growth; after resection of the articular extremity of a bone, the articular cartilage of the other bone entering into the structure of the joint takes on an increased growth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ollier-Thiersch graft | A thin split-thickness graft, usually in small pieces. Synonym: Ollier-Thiersch graft, Thiersch graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ology | <study> A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge. "He had a smattering of mechanics, of physiology, geology, mineralogy, and all other ologies whatsoever." (De Quincey) See: -logy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ololiuqui | A hallucinogen used in ceremonies by the Aztec Indians in Mexico; contains ergot alkaloids and derivatives of lysergic acid. See: Rivea corymbosa, Ipomoea rubrocoerulea var. Praecox. (05 Mar 2000) |
| olophonia | Impaired speech due to an anatomical defect in the vocal organs. Origin: G. Oloos, destroyed, lost, + phone, voice (05 Mar 2000) |
| Olszewski | Jerzy, Polish-Canadian neuropathologist, +1966. See: Steele-Richardson-Olszewski disease, Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| olusatrum | <botany> An umbelliferous plant, the common Alexanders of Western Europe (Smyrnium Olusatrum). Origin: L. Holusatrum, olusatrum; olus garden herb + ater black. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| olympian forehead | The abnormally prominent, high, and broad forehead in hereditary syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |