Category: O

An instrument used to examine the interior of the eye. An instrument containing a bright light and small lenses, used by a doctor to examine the inside of an eye. The basic equipment used to explore the interior of the eye in an eye examination. Device that allows clear visualization of the structures of the…

A structure producing an odour. The portion of a chemical responsible for the odor of the compound.  

Having warts, ridges, lines, or wrinkles, not smooth. Sculpturing, used for pollen or seed surfaces that can bear spines, granules, warts, tubercles, reticulations, flanges, etc.  

Apparently oily, spherical material inside a cell, especially spores, when viewed under a microscope.  

Ochre-colored, deep orange-brown or yellow-brown.  

Refers to the oxygen content in blood, divided by oxygen capacity and expressed in volume percent. Percent of arterial hemoglobin saturated with oxygen. Sa02 can be monitored noninvasively with a pulse oximeter. It is normally higher than 96%.  

Middle ear infection. An infection of the middle ear, usually accompanied by headaches and fever. A common infection of the middle ear, which can lead to ear and hearing problems. Inflammation or infection of the middle ear, a common disorder of children, often occurring as an upper respiratory infection spreads through the eustachian tube. Pain,…

A surgical opening of the bowel to the outside of the body. A colostomy or ileostomy. A surgical procedure in which an artificial opening is created on the body’s surface, generally referring to an opening in the abdomen for the release of stool or urine. An ileostomy is one performed on the ileum (small intestine),…

A bony outgrowth, usually branch-shaped. Formation of bone fragments i in the joint due to inflammation. An outgrowth of bone tissue that forms at the edge of a joint that has been affected by osteoarthritis. It is commonly known as a spur. A projection of bone, usually shaped like a rose thorn, that occurs at…

An assessment maneuver designed to detect a hip dislocation.