| oesophagogastric junction | Terminal end of oesophagus and beginning of stomach at the cardiac orifice; site of the physiologic inferior oesophageal sphincter. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| oesophagogastric orifice | The trumpet-shaped opening of the oesophagus into the stomach. Synonym: ostium cardiacum, cardiac opening, oesophagogastric orifice. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagogastric ring | A congenital anatomic narrowing in the lower 1/3 of the oesophagus that is the result of inappropriate embryological development of the oesophagus. Symptoms include difficulty swallowing and chest pain (under the sternum). Treatment involves the use of a fibreoptic endoscope using a dilator to open up the narrowed segment of the oesophagus. (27 Sep 1997) |
| oesophagogastric vestibule | The dilated aboral portion of the oesophagus, just above the cardiac orifice; usually it corresponds to the lumen of abdominal part of the oesophagus although its relation to the diaphragm is variable. Synonym: oesophagogastric vestibule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagogastroanastomosis | Anastomosis of oesophagus to stomach, usually following oesophagogastrectomy. Synonym: oesophagogastroanastomosis, gastroesophagostomy. Origin: oesophagus + G. Gaster, stomach, + stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagogastroduodenoscopy | A procedure that enables the examiner (usually a gastroenterologist ) to examine the oesophagus ( swallowing tube), stomach, and duodenum ( first portion of small bowel ) using a thin flexible tube (a scope ) that can be looked through or seen on a TV monitor. Also called upper endoscopy (12 Dec 1998) |
| oesophagogastromyotomy | Treatment of oesophageal achalasia by longitudinal division of the lowest part of the oesophageal muscle down to the submucosal layer; some muscle fibres of the cardia may also be divided. Synonym: cardiomyotomy, oesophagogastromyotomy, Heller myotomy. Origin: oesophagus + G. Mys, muscle, + tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagogastroplasty | An operation on the cardia of the stomach. Synonym: oesophagogastroplasty. Origin: cardio-+ G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagogastrostomy | Anastomosis of oesophagus to stomach, usually following oesophagogastrectomy. Synonym: oesophagogastroanastomosis, gastroesophagostomy. Origin: oesophagus + G. Gaster, stomach, + stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagogram | A roentgenogram of the oesophagus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagography | Radiography of the oesophagus using swallowed or injected radiopaque contrast media; the technique of obtaining an oesophagogram. Origin: oesophagus + G. Grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagology | Study of the structure, physiology, and diseases of the oesophagus. Origin: oesophagus + G. Logos, study (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagomalacia | Softening of the walls of the oesophagus. Origin: oesophagus + G. Malakia, softness (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagomycosis | A fungous infection of the oesophagus. Origin: oesophagus + G. Mykes, fungus, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagomyotomy | Treatment of oesophageal achalasia by longitudinal division of the lowest part of the oesophageal muscle down to the submucosal layer; some muscle fibres of the cardia may also be divided. Synonym: cardiomyotomy, oesophagogastromyotomy, Heller myotomy. Origin: oesophagus + G. Mys, muscle, + tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| oestrus |
a short (5-60 days) reproductive cycle, during which ovulation takes place, in sexually mature mammal species. Mating usually takes place during this period. [3: oestrus cycle ]; [3: oestrus ] [3: ovulation ];
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| oestrogen |
A female sex hormone produced by the ovaries
출처: www.drugstrategy.central.sa.edu.au/20_druginfo/c_g...
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| oestrus |
The period of heat when the Queen will mate. A Queen in Oestrus is said to be "On Heat", "On Call", "Calling", or "In Season".
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| Oedipus complex |
In Oedipus Rex, the Aeschylus play, Oedipus unknowingly kills his father and sleeps with his mother. Freud believes that this dramatises a primal human desire because the process of a child s socialization revolves around the development of an unconscious libidinal attachment to the mother, alongside a jealous rivalry with the father. In Freud s theories, the unsatisfactory working through of the Oedipus Complex lies at the root of many neuroses. ...
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| oestrogen |
A hormone that aids the thickening of the endometrium lining. It is also produced in small quantities in the male.
출처: www.fertilityconnect.com/glossary.htm
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