| otoscopy | <medicine> The examination of the ear; the art of using the otoscope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| otosteal | <anatomy> An auditory ossicle. Origin: Oto- + Gr. A bone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ototoxic | Having a deleterious effect upon the eighth nerve or upon the organs of hearing and balance. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ototoxicity | Toxicity to the auditory nerve (cranial nerve VIII). (27 Sep 1997) |
| otozoum | <paleontology> An extinct genus of huge vertebrates, probably dinosaurs, known only from four-toed tracks in Triassic sandstones. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, a fabled giant + an animal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ottawas | <ethnology> A tribe of Indians who, when first known, lived on the Ottawa River. most of them subsequently migrated to the southwestern shore of Lake Superior. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| otter | 1. <zoology> Any carnivorous animal of the genus Lutra, and related genera. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and valuable. The common otter of Europe is Lutra vulgaris; the American otter is L. Canadensis; other species inhabit South America and Asia. 2. <zoology> The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines. Otter hound, Otter dog Origin: OE. Oter, AS. Otor; akin to D. & G. Otter, Icel. Otr, Dan. Odder, Sw. Utter, Lith. Udra, Russ, vuidra, Gr. Water serpent, hydra, Skr. Udra otter, and also to E. Water. 137. See Water, and cf. Hydra. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| otters | Fish-eating carnivores of the family mustelidae, found on both hemispheres. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Otto | Adolph W., German surgeon, 1786-1845. See: Otto pelvis, Otto's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| otto of rose | A volatile oil from the fresh flowers of Rosa gallica and R. Damascena and other members of the Rosaceae family. Used largely in perfumery; ointments, and toilet preparations. Synonym: attar of rose, essence of rose, otto of rose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Otto pelvis | A disease characterised by an inward bulging of the acetabulum into the pelvic cavity, resulting from arthritis of the hip joints, usually due to rheumatoid arthritis. Synonym: arthrokatadysis, Otto pelvis, protrusio acetabuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Otto's disease | A disease characterised by an inward bulging of the acetabulum into the pelvic cavity, resulting from arthritis of the hip joints, usually due to rheumatoid arthritis. Synonym: arthrokatadysis, Otto pelvis, protrusio acetabuli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ottoman | Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or empire. Origin: F. Ottoman: cf. It. Ottomano, ottomanno; from Othoman, Othman, or Osman, the name of a sultan who assumed the government of Turkey about the year 1300. Cf. Osmanli, Ottoman a stuffed seat. 1. A Turk. 2. [F. Ottomane, from ottoman Turkish] A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ottomite | An Ottoman. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Ottoson | David, 20th century Swedish physiologist. See: Ottoson potential. (05 Mar 2000) |
| otitis media |
inflammation of the middle ear (between the eardrum and inner ear) because of the spread of an infection from the nose, sinuses, and throat
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| otolith |
One of the small particles of calcium carbonate in the sacculus of the inner ear. Pressure of the otoliths on the hair cells of the macula (the most sensitive area of the ear) provide sensory inputs about acceleration and gravity.
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| otology |
The medical specialty of ear medicine and surgery; a sub-specialty of otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat medicine)
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| otorhinolaryngology |
a medical specialty dealing with the ear, nose, and throat
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| ototoxic |
Destructive to the structures of the ear.
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| OT | British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission |
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| OT | King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973) |
| OT | German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898) |
| OT | Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918) |
| OT | a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person |
| OT | thick cushion used as a seat |
| OT | an empire created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and that lasted until the end of World War I |
| OT | Italian composer remembered for his symphonic poems (1879-1936) |
| OT | a town in southeast Iowa |
| OT | a genus of Strigidae |
| OT | small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers |
| OT | European scops owl |