| obstruction: |
| | something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle
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| obstructive interval: |
| | The time between a vasectomy and its reversal. |
| | (864) |
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| oligospermia: |
| | Low number of sperm in the ejaculate. |
| | (865) |
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| oliguria: |
| | The condition of passing small amounts (under 500ml) of urine per day. |
| | (866) |
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| omphalitis: |
| | Inflammation of the umbilicus and surrounding parts. |
| | (867) |
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| oncocytomas: |
| | Benign, or non-cancerous tumors of the kidney; often treated by nephrectomy. |
| | (1879) |
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| oncologist: |
| | A doctor who specializes in the treatment of cancer. |
| | (242) |
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| open nephrolithotomy: |
| | The most invasive surgical procedure for removing kidney stones. |
| | (868) |
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| open prostatectomy: |
| | A procedure whereby an incision is made through the skin above the bladder to remove the central part of the prostate that causes the blockage. |
| | (1909) |
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| open surgical technique: |
| | Treating injuries or disorders of the body by making a large incision into the body and manipulating internal organs. |
| | (869) |
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| opportunistic infections: |
| | Infections that occur in persons with weak immune systems. |
| | (870) |
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| orchiectomy: |
| | The surgical removal of one or both testicles. |
| | (871) |
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| orchiopexy: |
| | A surgical repair that involves moving an unlowered testicle into the sac (scrotum) that holds the testicles. |
| | (1925) |
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| orchitis: |
| | Inflammation of a testicle. |
| | (872) |
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| orgasm: |
| | The climax of sexual excitement, consisting of intense muscle tightening around the genital area experienced as a pleasurable wave of tingling sensations through parts of the body.
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| | (243) |
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| orthopedic: |
| | Relating to or marked by disorders of the bones, joints, ligaments or muscles. |
| | (873) |
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| orthotopic: |
| | In the normal or usual position. |
| | (874) |
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| osteoporosis: |
| | A disease occurring among women after menopause or in men on hormonal therapy for prostate cancer in which the bones become very porous, break easily and heal slowly. Found in patients with Cushing's syndrome. |
| | (875) |
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| ostomy: |
| | A surgical procedure such as a colostomy or ileostomy, in which an artificial opening for excreting waste matter is created.
|
| | (1363) |
| |
| ostomy bag: |
| | Bag that collects urine draining from an artificial opening into the urinary or gastrointestinal canal. |
| | (876) |
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| ovarian: |
| | Relating to either of the two female reproductive organs that produce eggs. |
| | (877) |
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| ovarian cyst: |
| | The ovary will form a fluid-filled cyst on the surface of the ovary each month after an egg is released from the ovary during normal ovulation. |
| | (878) |
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| ovaries: |
| | Female reproductive organs that produce eggs and also produce the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone. |
| | (879) |
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| overactive bladder: |
| | A condition in which the patient experiences two or all three of the following conditions: urinary urgency, urge incontinence or urinary frequency--defined for this condition as urination more than seven times a day or more than twice at night.
|
| | (244) |
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| overflow urinary incontinence: |
| | Leakage of small amounts of urine from a bladder that is always full. |
| | (880) |
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| ovulating: |
| | The period when the ripening and release of an egg from the ovary for possible fertilization. |
| | (881) |
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| ovulation: |
| | Ripening and discharge of an egg from the ovary for possible fertilization. |
| | (882) |
| |
| Owned by Rootdamages by FasT: |
| | A hormone producee by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex. |
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| oxalate: |
| | A chemical that combines with calcium in urine to form the most common type of kidney stone (calcium oxalate stone). |
| | (245) |
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