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Oligospermia or oligozoospermia
Refers to semen with a low concentration of sperm, commonly associated with male infertility. Deficient quantity of spermatozoa in the seminal fluid. Insufficient number of spermatozoa in the semen. A condition wherein a man’s sperm count is too low to ensure fertilization. A condition in which there are too few spermatozoa in the semen. A…
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Oligoarthritis
An inflammation of two, three or four joints. Inflammation that involves four or fewer joints. Inflammation involving a single joint is known as monoarticular arthritis, and that involving more than four joints as polyarthritis.
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Oligonucleosome
Type of nucleosome that form the fundamental repeating units of eukaryotic chromatin.
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Odontopathy
Any disease of the teeth.
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Occulsion
Closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel).
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Nycturia
Excessive urination at night; especially common in older men. Nocturnal enuresis, also referred to as nocturia or bed-wetting.
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Nyctalopia
Night blindness, impaired vision in dim light and in the dark, due to impaired function of certain specialized vision cells. The condition of being unable to see in bad light. Inability to see well in a faint light or at night. This condition occurs in retinitis pigmentosa and choroidoretinitis; it may also be due to…
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Nulliparous
Term used to describe a woman who has never given birth. Never having given birth to a child. A term describing a woman who has never delivered a live baby, encompassing those who have never become pregnant. Having never given birth to a child. Also known as nonparous.
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Nosocomial infections
Infections which are a result of treatment in a hospital or a healthcare service unit, but secondary to the patient’s original condition. An infection which is passed on to a person being treated in a hospital. Infection acquired during a hospital stay. An infection acquired by a patient while in the hospital or other health-care…
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Normoglycaemic
Having the normal amount of glucose in the blood.
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