| OH | hydroxycorticosteroid; obstructive hypopnea; occipital horn; occupational health; occupational histo... |
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| OT | objective test; oblique talus; occlusion time; occupational therapist, occupational therapy; ocular ... |
| AAOHN | American Association of Occupational Health Nurses |
| ABOHN | American Board for Occupational Health Nurses |
| ACMA | American Occupational Medical Association |
| occupational groups | Members of the various professions (e.g., physicians) or occupations (e.g., police). (12 Dec 1998) |
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| occupational health | The promotion and maintenance of physical and mental health in the work environment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| occupational health nursing | The practice of nursing in the work environment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| occupational health services | Health services for employees, usually provided by the employer at the place of work. (12 Dec 1998) |
| occupational lung disease | Fibrosis and scarring of the lungs secondary to the repeated inhalation of dust associated with some occupation. Examples include silica, asbestos and coal dust exposure. (27 Sep 1997) |
| occupational medicine | <study> A branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of patients with occupational and environmental illness and injury. (09 Oct 1997) |
| occupational neurosis | Professional neurosis, a disorder of a group of muscles used chiefly in one's occupation, marked by the occurrence of spasm, paresis, or incoordination on attempt to repeat the habitual movements; e.g., writer's cramp; probably a focal dystonia. Synonym: craft palsy, functional spasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occupational safety and health administration | One of the U.S. Agencies responsible for regulation of biotechnology. The major law under which the agency has regulatory powers is the Occupational Safety and Health act. (09 Oct 1997) |
| occupational spasm | Professional spasm, obsolete term for occupational dystonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occupational therapist | <specialist> An individual trained to help people manage the daily activities of living, such as dressing, grooming or cooking, and regaining vocational skills. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occupational therapy | A form of therapy that encourages and instructs manual activities for therapeutic or remedial purposes in mental and physical disorders. (27 Sep 1997) |
| occupational therapy department, hospital | Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of any occupational or work activity for remedial purposes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| united states occupational safety and health administration | An office in the department of labour responsible for developing and establishing occupational safety and health standards. (12 Dec 1998) |