| open hospital | A hospital where all physicians, not members of the regular staff, are permitted to send their patients and control their treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| open lung biopsy | <investigation, procedure, surgery> A procedure which involves the removal of a small specimen of lung tissue for microscopic analysis via a surgical incision in the chest wall. This test can be used to identify a variety of lung cancers, lung infections and lung diseases. (21 Mar 1998) |
| open pneumothorax | A free communication between the atmosphere and the pleural space either via the lung or through the chest wall. Synonym: sucking wound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open pollination | Pollination by wind, insects, or other natural mechanisms. (09 Oct 1997) |
| open reading frame | <molecular biology> A reading frame in a sequence of nucleotides in DNA that contains no termination codons and so can potentially translate as a polypeptide chain. (18 Nov 1997) |
| open reading frames | Reading frames where successive nucleotide triplets can be read as codons specifying amino acids and where the sequence of these triplets is not interrupted by stop codons. (12 Dec 1998) |
| open reduction of fractures | Reduction by manipulation of bone, after incision in skin and muscle over the site of the fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open skull fracture | A fracture with laceration of overlying scalp and/or mucous membrane. Synonym: compound skull fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open system | A system that exchanges energy and materials with the outside environment. (09 Oct 1997) |
| open tuberculosis | Pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculous ulceration, or other form in which the tubercle bacilli are present in the excretions or secretions; in the lung, usually the result of cavity formation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open wound | A wound in which the tissues are exposed to the air. (05 Mar 2000) |
| open-angle glaucoma | <ophthalmology> A disorder which is characterised by increased pressure within the eyeball. This occurs secondary to the chronic blockage of normal fluid circulation within the eye. Increased pressure within the eye can cause damage to the optic nerve and eventual blindness. Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness. Symptoms include decreased vision, halos around lights (worse at night) and mild chronic headaches. Treatment is generally with beta-blocker eyedrops. Synonym: chronic glaucoma, compensated glaucoma, simple glaucoma, glaucoma simplex. (22 Sep 2002) |
| open-hearted | Candid; frank; generous. O"pen-heartedly, O"pen-heartedness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| open-label trial | A study in which both researchers and participants know what drug a person is taking and at what dose. (09 Oct 1997) |
| openbill | <zoology> A bird of the genus Anastomus, allied to the stork; so called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa. Synonym: open-beak. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| open-angle glaucoma |
chronic glaucoma: glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision
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| open anesthesia |
general inhalation anesthesia utilizing a cone or ether mask; there is no significant rebreathing of expired gases.
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| open fracture |
one in which there is an external wound leading to the break of the bone; cf. closed f. Called also compound f. See Plate 18.
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| open tuberculosis |
1. tuberculosis in which there are lesions from which the tubercle bacilli are being discharged out of the body. 2. pulmonary tuberculosis with cavitation.
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| open | begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc. |
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| open | start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning |
| open | have an opening or passage or outlet |
| open | ready for business |
| open | not having been filled |
| open | receptive to new ideas |
| open | opened out |
| open | relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals |
| open | sincere and free of reserve in expression |
| open | openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness |
| open | lax in enforcing laws |
| open | without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition |