| OSA | obstructive sleep apnea; Office of Services to the Aging; Optical Society of America; ovarian sectio... |
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| OTR | Ovarian Tumor Registry; Occupational Therapist, Registered |
| OVC | ovarian cancer |
| OvDF | ovarian dysfunction |
| OWR | Osler-Weber-Rendu [syndrome]; ovarian wedge resection |
| tubo-ovarian pregnancy | Development of the ovum at the fimbriated extremity of the fallopian and involving the ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tubo-ovarian varicocele | A varicose condition of the pampiniform plexus in the broad ligament of the uterus. Synonym: tubo-ovarian varicocele, utero-ovarian varicocele. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ureteric branches of the ovarian artery | <anatomy, artery> Branch of ovarian artery arising as it is crossed by the ureter in the female supplying mid portion of ureter. Synonym: rami ureterici arteriae ovaricae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| utero-ovarian | Relating to the uterus and an ovary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| utero-ovarian varicocele | A varicose condition of the pampiniform plexus in the broad ligament of the uterus. Synonym: tubo-ovarian varicocele, utero-ovarian varicocele. (05 Mar 2000) |
| follicular ovarian cells | Cell's of an ovarian follicle that surround the developing ovum; they form the stratum granulosum ovarii and cumulus oophorus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| left ovarian vein | <anatomy, vein> Begins as the pampiniform plexus at the hilum of the ovary and empties into the left renal vein. Synonym: vena ovarica sinistra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lumbo-ovarian | Relating to the ovary and the lumbar regions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| T-cell-rich, B-cell lymphoma | <tumour> A B-cell lymphoma in which more than 90% of the cells are of T-cell origin, masking the large cells that form the neoplastic B-cell component. See: adult T-cell lymphoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| absorption cell | A small glass chamber with parallel sides, in which absorption spectra of solutions can be obtained. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid cell | One of the cell's of the gastric glands; it lies upon the basement membrane, covered by the chief cell's, and secretes hydrochloric acid that reaches the lumen of the gland through fine intracellular and intercellular canals (canaliculi). Synonym: acid cell, oxyntic cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acidophil cell | A cell whose cytoplasm or its granules stain with acid dyes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acinar cell | Any secreting cell lining an acinus, especially applied to the cell's of the pancreas that furnish pancreatic juice and enzymes to distinguish them from the cell's of ducts and the islets of Langerhans. Synonym: acinous cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acinar cell tumour | A solid and cystic tumour of the pancreas, occurring in young women; tumour cells contain zymogen granules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acinic cell adenocarcinoma | <tumour> An adenocarcinoma arising from secreting cells of a racemose gland, particularly the salivary glands. Synonym: acinar carcinoma, acinic cell carcinoma, acinose carcinoma, acinous carcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |