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  • Oxybutynin

    A drug which reduces the need to pass urine. A medication employed to address frequent urination and urge incontinence by easing the tension in the bladder muscles and enhancing bladder capacity. Typical adverse effects encompass dry mouth and blurred vision.  

  • Oximeter

    An instrument which measures the amount of oxygen in something, especially in blood. Instrument used to measure the concentration of hemoglobin in the blood. An instrument for measuring the proportion of oxygenated hemoglobin (oxyhemoglobin) in the blood. A non-invasive device which can be attached to a patient’s skin by an adhesive, and records the degree…

  • Oxide

    A compound formed with oxygen. Any chemical compound in which oxygen is the negative radical.  

  • Overwrought

    Very tense and nervous.  

  • Overwork

    Overwork

    Too much work.  

  • Overt

    Easily seen with the naked eye. Plainly to be seen or detected: applied to diseases with observable signs and symptoms, as opposed to those whose presence may not be suspected for years despite the fact that they cause insidious damage. An infectious disease becomes overt only at the end of an incubation period. Easily observable;…

  • Overproduction

    The act of producing too much of something. Excessive output of an organic element during the reparative process, as in excessive callus development after a bone fracture.  

  • Overprescribe

    To issue too many prescriptions for something.  

  • Overlap

    To lie partly on top of another. Something that covers the tissue or object but also extends past the border.  

  • Overgrow

    To grow over another tissue.  

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