Category: O

  • Outcome measure

    A measure of the quality or effectiveness of health education in which the standard of judgment is the attainment of a specified end result. A measure of the quality of medical care in which the standard of judgment is the attainment of a specified end result, or outcome. The outcome of medical care is measured…

  • Outcome evaluation

    The level of evaluation that measures whether a program has met its own objectives.  

  • Ototoxic drugs

    Drugs that can have an adverse effect on the eighth cranial nerve q.v. or on the organs of balance and hearing.  

  • Otoscope

    An instrument for inspecting the ear canal and ear drum. Instrument to examine the outer ear, tympanic membrane (eardrum), and middle ear. A lighted instrument inserted into the external ear canal to allow a physician to examine the ear and observe changes in the external ear canal and eardrum. The use of a pneumatic otoscope…

  • Otosclerosis

    A pathological change that occurs in the middle and inner ear, causing progressive impairment of hearing. A condition in which the ossicles in the middle ear become thicker and the stapes becomes fixed to the oval window leading to deafness. A type of ear and hearing problem in which one or more bones of the…

  • Otorhinology

    The study of the diseases of the ear and nose. The branch of medicine dealing with the ear and nose and their diseases.  

  • Otoplasty

    The surgical procedure for restructuring the shape of the ear. Plastic surgery of the external ear to repair damage or deformity. The surgical procedure performed to reconstruct or repair an ear that is damaged or missing, a kind of plastic surgery, or to flatten protruding ears, as a kind of cosmetic surgery. Surgical correction of…

  • Otomyosis

    A fungal infection of the external ear characterized by itching or pain.  

  • Otology

    A medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the ear. The scientific study of the ear and its diseases. Otology is that branch of medical science which is concerned with disorders and diseases of the organ of hearing one practising this branch being called an otologist. The science dealing with the…

  • Otologist

    Otologist

    A physician specializing in the health of the ear. A doctor who specialises in the study of the ear. A medical professional who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear and hearing problems; a subspecialist who focuses on treatment of disorders involving the acoustic nerve is called a neuro-otologist. Those who specialize in treating…