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O
- ochro-
- in botany,
yellowish
- odonto-
- in botany,
toothlike
- -oideus
- in botany, resembling;
e.g, helianthoides, resembling the genus
Helianthus
- ointment
- semisolid preparation
usually containing medicinal substances and intended for
external therapeutic application
- oral
- by mouth or of the
mouth
- organ neurosis
- dysfunction for which
there is no apparent organic cause
- ortho-
- in botany,
straight
- orthostatic
circulatory disturbance
- changes in circulation
upon assuming an upright position
- osteochondritis
- inflammation of a bone
and its cartilage
- -osus
- in botany, abundance;
e.g., foliosus, full of leaves
- oxy-
- in botany,
sharp
- oxytocin
- a peptide hormone from
the pituitary that stimulates lactation; used to induce
labor, manage postpartum hemorrhage, and reduce painful
breast engorgement
- oxyurid
- pin worm
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