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Orthopaedic surgeon
A surgeon who specialises in orthopaedics.
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Optic fundus
The back part of the inside of the eye, opposite the lens.
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Oestrone
A type of oestrogen produced in the ovaries.
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Inunction
The act of rubbing an ointment into the skin so that the medicine in it is absorbed. The rubbing in with the fingers of an ointment or liniment. An ointment or medicated substance rubbed into the skin to secure a local or a more general systemic effect.
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Indisposed
Slightly ill.
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Impurity
A substance which is not pure or clean.
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Ileocaecal valve
A valve at the end of the ileum, which allows food to pass from the ileum into the caecum.
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Finger
One of the five parts at the end of the hand, but usually not including the thumb. A finger is one of the hand’s appendages. Each finger consists of three finger bones or phalanges, while the thumb has two. These phalanges are connected via hinge joints, which are controlled by muscle tendons that allow the…
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Feverish
With a fever.
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Exterior
The outside of something.