ODONTOSPASMOS 



OIDIUM. 



c/jlexeiv, to cleanse]. Anything employed for clean- 

 ing teeth ; a tooth-powder or tooth-brush. 

 Odontospasmos (o-don-to-spaz' '-mos) [whig, tooth ; 



anaap.6g, spasm]. Convulsions from difficult den- 

 tition. 

 Odontosphacelis, Odontosphacelismus (o-don-to- 



sfas'-el-is, o-den-to-sfas-el-iz' -mus). Synonyms of 



Dental Caries. 

 Odontosteophyte, Odontosteophyton (o-don-tos' -te- 



o-flt, o-don-tos-te-off ' -it-on ) [ bdoig, tooth ; ocriov, 



bone; <(>veiv, to grow]. A bony outgrowth from a tooth. 

 Odontosteresis (o-don-to-ster-e'-sis) [bdovg, tooth ; 



GTzprjcig, privation]. Loss of the teeth. 

 Odontostomatous (o-don-to-sto' -mat-us) [bdovg, tooth ; 



orb/ia, mouth]. In biology, applied to animals hav- 

 ing jaws that bite like teeth. 

 Odontostomous (p-don-tos' -to-mus). Same as Odon- 

 tostomatous. 

 Odontosynerismus (o-don-to-sin-er-iz'-mus) [bdovg, 



tooth; avvepi^etp, to strike together]]. Chattering of 



the teeth. 

 Odontotechny (o-don' -to-tek-ne) [whig, tooth ; texvj], 



art]. Dental surgery. 

 Odontotheca (o-don-to-the' '-kali) [bdovg, tooth ; Q-hK-q, 



case]. The follicle of a tooth. 

 Odontotherapeia (o-don-to-ther-ap-i'-ah) [bdovg ; tooth, 



depaireveiv, to heal]. See Odontotherapy. 

 Odontotherapy (o-don-to-ther'-ap-e). Dental thera- 

 peutics ; the treatment or care of the teeth. 

 Odontothrypsis (o-don-to-thrip' -sis). See Odontotrip- 



sis. 

 Odontotrimma ( o - don - to - trim'- ah ) [bdovg, tooth ; 



rpi/ifia, a pulverized substance : //., Odontotrimmata~\. 



A tooth-powder. 

 Odontotripsis (o-don-to-trip'-sis) [bdovg, tooth ; Tpifisiv, 



to rub]. The natural abrasion or wearing away of 



the teeth. See Abrasion of the Teeth. 

 Odontotryphy, Odontotrypy (o-don-tot'-rife, o-don- 



tot'-rip-e) [bdovg, tooth; Tpvirasiv, to perforate] . The 



perforation of a tooth for the purpose of removing 



pus, or diseased pulp. 

 Odophone (o'-dofon) \_odor, smell, scent, odor]. A 



scale or gamut of odors arranged by the French 



chemist, Septimus Piesse. 

 Odor (o'-dor) [L.]. A scent, smell or perfume. 



Fragrance. 

 Odoramentum (o-dor-am-en'-tnm) [odoramentum, a 



perfume ; from odorare, to perfume] . A remedy used 



on account of its odor. 

 Odoration (o-dor-a' -shun) \_odoratio, a smelling]. I. 



The act of smelling. 2. The sense of smell. 

 Odoriferous (o-dor-if ' -er-us) [odor, odor ; ferre, to 



carry]. Bearing odor or scent. Fragrant. 

 Odoroscope, Odorscope (o'-dor-o-skop, o'-dor-skop) 



[odor, odor; okoiteIv, to examine]. An instrument 



for testing odors. 

 Odous (o'-dus) [bdovg, a tooth]. A tooth. 

 O'Dwyer's Method. See Treatment, Methods of. 



O'D.'s Tubes, peculiar tubes used for intubation 



of the larynx, 

 -odyne, -odynia (-o-din, -o-din'-e-ah) [bdvvTj, pain]. 



A suffix denoting pain. 

 Odynephatous (o-din-ef'-at-us). Synonym of Anodyne. 

 Odynephobia (o-din-ef-o' -be-ah) [bdvvy, pain ; fofiog, 



fear]. Morbid dread of pain ; algophobia. 

 Odynephorous (o-din-ef'-or-us) [bdvvtj, pain ; <popE~iv, 



to bear]. Producing pain. 

 Odynphagia (o-din-fa' -je-ah) [bdvvq, pain ; (payelv, 



to eat]. Painful deglutition. 

 Odynuria (o-din-u' -re-ah) [bdivr], pain ; ovpov, urine]. 



The painful passage of urine. 

 CEciomania (e-ke-o-ma' -ne-ah). See Oikiomania. 



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CEcium (e'-se-um) [olniov, a house : pi. , QEcid] '. In 

 biology, the special receptacle, attached to the zo- 

 cecium, in which the ova complete their development 

 into larvse, in many of the Cheilostomata amon» 

 Polyzoa. The ovicell. 



CEcoid (e'-koid). See Ecoid. 



OZcology (e-kol-o'-je) [okoc, a house, family ; /dyof, 

 science]. In biology, the science of vegetable and 

 animal economy and activity as shown by their modes 

 of life, e.g., socialism, parasitism. ''The terms 

 biology and cecology are not interchangeable, becai^t 

 the latter only forms part of physiology." (Hseckel.) 



CEcophobia (e-ho-f/ -be-ah). See Oikophobia. 



OEdema, CEdematous (e-de'-mah, e-dem' -at-tis). See 

 Edema, Edematous. 



CEleoblast (e'-le-o-blast) ['e/.oZov, oil ; flAacrdc, germ]. 

 In biology, a mass of large, irregular, non-nucleated, 

 polygonal bodies situated near the cloacal opening 

 of Salpa and other compound Ascidians. The bodies 

 are opaque, coarsely granular and consist of a sort of 

 yolk-material. The function of the celeoblast is 

 undetermined. Vogt called it the statoblast ; it is alsc 

 spelled elosoblast. 



GLnanthylic (e-nan-thil'-ik). See Enanthylic. 



CEnomania (e-no-ma' -ne-ah). See Enomatiia. 



Oertel's Method. See Treatment, Methods of. 



Oese [Ger.] . In biology, a platinum- wire needle, looped, 

 with a glass handle, employed in bacteriologic investi- 

 gation. 



G£sophagism (e-sof'-aj-izm). See Esophagismus. 



Oesophagitis (e-sofaj-i'-tis). See Esophagitis. 



Oesophagus (e-sof'-ag-us). See Esophagus. 



CEstromania (es-tro-ma' -ne-ah). See Estromania. 



GSstruation (es-iru-a'-shun). See Estr nation. 



CEstrum (es'-trum). See Estrum. 



Off [ME., off, of; same as preposition of]. The name 

 commonly applied to the animal on the right hand 

 side of a yoke of oxen or a team of horses, or to the right 

 side and the right fore-foot and hind-foot of a singk 

 animal ; the antonym of near. O.-set, a short, rooting 

 branch. A short stolon. 



Offal (off'-awl) [ME., offal, fallen remnants]. Refuse 

 of any kind. 



Official (off-ish'-al) \ofp,cium, an office]. In pharmacj 

 and materia medica, a medicine or preparation emanat 

 ing from and sanctioned by the pharmacopeia. 



Officinal (ofis'-in-al) \offi.cina, a workshop]. Foi 

 sale in the shops ; kept on sale in apotlu * 

 shops; authorized in pharmacy. O. Preparations, 

 those that are kept for sale in apothecary stores. 



Offspring (of -spring) [ME., ofspring, progeny]. 

 Descent ; family ; progeny. 



Ogmomele (og-mo-me'-le) [bynoq, furrow ; 

 probe]. A grooved probe. 



Ogston's Line. See Lines, Table of. O.'s Operation j 

 See Operations, Table of. 



Ohio Scratches. Same as Army Itch. 



Ohm (dm) [after Dr. G. S. Ohm, an electrician], h : 

 electricity, the unit of resistance. Practically, 

 the resistance of a pure silver wire, one meter in 

 and one millimeter in diameter. The theore 



absolute unit is t ^^7jVtt7T7t P art °f tne umt P racl 



used. See Electric Units. O.'s Law. See 

 Ohmad (o'-mad) [after Dr. G. S. Ohm, an electrii 



Same as Ohm. 

 Ohmic (o'-mik) [after Dr. G. S. Ohm, an electrician]. i 



Pertaining to an ohm. 

 -oid (-oid) [fMoc, like]. A suffix signifying like: 



resemblance. 

 Oi'dium (o-id'-e-um) [dim. of il>6v, egg]. 



parasitic fungi, Ofdium, or Eiysiphe tuckeri ; t! 



ease of the vine it causes is called white <//.> ■ 



