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  • Ovarian factor

    Any cause of female infertility that results from failure of egg production by the ovaries.  

  • Acute otitis media

    The presence of fluid in the middle ear accompanied by signs and symptoms of local or systemic infection. In the U.S. 12,000,000 cases of otitis media are estimated to occur each year. More than 90% of children experience at least one episode by age 2 years. Because infants and children have short, horizontal eustachian tubes,…

  • Osmium

    A metallic element with an atomic mass of 190.2 and the atomic number 76.  

  • Ankle-foot orthosis

    Any of a class of external orthopedic appliances, braces, or splints devised to control, limit, or assist foot and ankle motion and provide leg support. Typically, orthotics are made of lightweight (e.g. thermoplastic) materials. An ankle-foot orthosis is a brace, usually plastic, that is worn on the lower leg and foot to support the ankle…

  • Orotracheal

    To the passageway between the mouth and the trachea.  

  • Atrioventricular orifice

    The opening between the atrium and the ventricle on each side of the heart.  

  • Aortic opening

    The opening in the diaphragm through which the aorta passes.  

  • Onychopathology

    The study of disease of the nails.  

  • Accessory olive

    One of two masses of gray matter lying adjacent to the inferior olive of the brain.  

  • Odorant

    Something that stimulates the sense of smell.