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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.
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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…
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Oxide
A compound formed with oxygen. Any chemical compound in which oxygen is the negative radical.
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Overwrought
Very tense and nervous.
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Overwork
Too much work.
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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;…
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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.
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Overprescribe
To issue too many prescriptions for something.
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Overlap
To lie partly on top of another. Something that covers the tissue or object but also extends past the border.
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Overgrow
To grow over another tissue.
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