| oesophagoplasty | A plastic operation on the oesophagus. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| oesophagoplication | Reduction in size of a dilated oesophagus or of a pouch in it by making longitudinal folds or tucks in its wall. Origin: oesophagus + L. Plico, to fold (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagoptosis | Oesophagoptosia Relaxation and downward displacement of the walls of the oesophagus. Origin: oesophagus + G. Ptosis, a falling (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagosalivary reflex | Salivation caused by irritation of the lower end of the oesophagus, as by carcinoma. Synonym: Roger's reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagoscope | <instrument> An endoscope for inspecting the interior of the oesophagus. Origin: oesophagus + G. Skopeo, to examine (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagoscopy | <procedure> A diagnostic procedure which involves direct visualisation of the oesophagus using a fibreoptic scope (endoscope). (27 Sep 1997) |
| oesophagospasm | Spasm of the walls of the oesophagus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagostenosis | Stricture or a general narrowing of the oesophagus. Origin: oesophagus + G. Stenosis, a narrowing (05 Mar 2000) |
| oesophagostomiasis | Infection of the intestinal tract with worms of the genus oesophagostomum. This condition occurs mainly in animals other than man. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oesophagostomum | A genus of nematodes of the superfamily strongyloidea, parasitic in the intestines of animals. The adults are usually free in the intestinal lumen; the larvae encyst in the wall. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Oesophagostomum apiostomum | A primate species that has been reported in northern Nigeria and central Africa to encyst under the submucosa of the human intestine and occasionally cause dysentery; a common parasite of monkeys and apes, both in captivity and in the wild. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Oesophagostomum brevicaudum | A species that occurs in the caecum and colon of pigs in North America and India. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Oesophagostomum brumpti | A species described from African monkeys and reported occasionally in humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Oesophagostomum columbianum | A species that occurs in sheep, goats, and wild African antelopes; except when present in large numbers, it does not appear to seriously affect the health of the host. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Oesophagostomum dentatum | A species that affects the colon of swine; the lesions are similar to those in sheep. (05 Mar 2000) |