ORCHIDOCELE 



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Orchidocele (or-kid' -o-sel). Synonym of Orchiocele. 



Orchidodynia (or-kid-o-din' '-e-ah). Synonym of Or- 

 chiodynia. 



Orchido-meningitis (or-kid' -o-men-in-ji' -lis) \bpxiq, 

 testicle ; firjviy!;, membrane ; tnq, inflammation]. Bla- 

 sius' term for the ordinary form of hydrocele. 



Orchidomyeloma [or-kid' '-o-mi-el-o' ' -mah) \_bpx i Q, testi- 

 cle ; fivsXog, marrow ; bfia, tumor: //. , Orchidomyelo- 

 mata~\. Myeloid sarcoma of the testicle. 



Orchidoncus (or^kid-ong'-kus) [bpxt-S, testicle; bynor, 

 tumor]. A tumor or tumefaction of the testicle. 



Orchidopexia (or-kid-o-peks'-e-ah). See Orchidopexy. 



Orchidopexy (or' -kid-o-peks-e) \opx L Z, testis; 7r^f<c, a 

 hardening]. I. Hardening of the substance of the tes- 

 ticle. 2. Same as Orchidorraphy. 



Orchidorrhaphy (or-kid-or'-a-fe) [opxis, testicle ; patyr], 

 suture]. Stitching of the testicle to the surrounding 

 tissues. 



Orchidoscheocele (pr-kid-os' '-ke-o-sel) \bpx^, testicle ; 

 baxv> scrotum; ktj'atj, tumor]. A scrotal hernia with 

 enlargement of the testicle. 



Orchidospongioma (or-kid' ' -o-spun-je-o' '-mah) \opxiQ, 

 testicle; cnxoyyta , sponge ; bfia, tumor]. A tubercu- 

 lous tumor of the testicle. 



Orchidotomy (or-kid-ot'-o-me) [op^ic, testicle; to/it/, 

 a cutting]. Incision of the testicle. 



Orchidotyloma (or-kid' '-o-ti-lo' '-mah) [ppxiQ, testicle ; 

 rvXog, callus; bfia, tumor]. A callous nodule of the 

 testicle. 



Orchiectomy (or-ke-ek'-to-me). Synonym of Orchid- 

 ectomy. 



Orchiepididymitis (or'-ke-ep-id-id-im-i'-tis) \bpxic, tes- 

 ticle ; ETndidvfiiq, epididymis; itlc, inflammation]. 

 Inflammation of both testis and epididymis. 



Orchil (or'-kil). See Archil. O. -purple. See Pig- 

 ments, Conspectus of. 



Orchilla (or-kil'-ah). See Archil. 



Orchiocele (or' -ke-o-sel) \_bpxK, testis; kt]1tj, tumor]. 

 I. A tumor of the testicle. 2. Scrotal hernia. 3. 

 A name loosely applied to several different diseases 

 of the testicles and their envelops. 



Orchiococcus (or-ke-o-kok'-us). See Diplococcus of 

 Orchitis under Bacteria, Synonymatic Table of. 



Orchiodynia (or-ke-o-din'-e-ah) [bpxK , testis ; bSvvrf, 

 pain]. Pain in the testicles. 



Orchiomyeloma (or'-ke-o-mi-el-o'-mah). Synonym of 

 Orch idomyeloma . 



Orchioncus (or-ke-ong'-kus). Synonym of Orchid- 

 oncus. 



Orchioneuralgia (or-ke-o-nu-ral'-je-ah). Synonym of 

 Orchialgia. 



Orchioplasty (or'-ke-o-plas-te) [bpx 1 ?, the testicle ; 

 -Aaaoiiv, to form]. The surgical repair following the 

 loss of any part of the scrotum from disease, by sup- 

 plying flaps of healthy tissue from an adjacent part. 



Orchioscheocele (or- ke - os'- ke-o-sel). Synonym of 

 Orchidoscheocele. 



Orchioscirrhus (or-ke-os-kir'-us) \_bpxK, testis ; mcippbt, 

 induration]. A hard carcinomatous tumor of the 

 testicle. 



Orchiotomy (or-ke-ot'-o-me). Synonym of Orchidotomy. 



Orchirrhaphy (or-kir'-afe). Synonym of Orchidor- 

 rhaphy. 



Orchis (or'-kis) \_bpxK, testis]. 1. The typical genus 

 of the family of orchidaceous plants. 2. The testicle. 

 See Orchid. 



Orchitis (or-ki'-tis) [bpxig, testis; trig, inflammation]. 



Inflammation of the testicle. 

 Orchitomy (or-kit'-o-me). Synonym of Orchotomy. 

 Orchocele (or'-ko-sel). Synonym of Orchiocele. 

 Orchos (or'-kos) [bpxoq, tarsus]. The tarsal cartilage. 

 Orchotomy (or-kot'-o-me) [bpxic, testis ; rofif/, a cut- 



ting]. I. Castration. 2. \bp xoq, tarsus ; ro/zr/, a cut- 

 ting]. Removal of the tarsal cartilages. 



Orcin (or' -sin) [Orcus, Pluto, from its dark color], 

 C 7 H 6 (OH) 2 . Orcinol ; a substance found in mam- 

 lichens of the genera Roccella and Leconora. It crys- 

 tallizes in colorless, six-sided prisms, containing one 

 molecule of water ; it is readily soluble in water, 

 alcohol and ether, and has a sweet taste. It melts at 

 56 C. , and boils at 290 C. It yields azo-coloring 

 substances with diazo-compounds. See Pigments, Con- 

 spectus of. 



Orcinol (or'-sin-ol). See Orcin. 



Ord's Theory. A theory of the origin of gout. It is 

 that there is a tendency, inherited or acquired, to a 

 special form of tissue-degeneration. 



Ordeal Bark (or'-de-al bark) [ME., ordal, a judgment]. 

 See Casca. O. Bean, O. Nut. See Physostigma. 

 O.-tree. See Cerbera (of Madagascar). Also, the 

 Erythrophlceum guinense. 



Order (or'-der) \ordo, a rule]. Systematic arrangement. 

 In biology, the taxonomic group below a Class and 

 above a Family. 



Ordinary (or'-din-a-re) \ordinarius, regular] . Usual ; 

 regular. O. Ray. See Ray. 



Ordinate (or'-din-at) \ordinare, to order, ordain]. In 

 biology, placed in regular rows or series. 



Ordure (or'-dur) [ME., ordure, filth]. Dung; excre- 

 ment ; feces. 



Orectic (or-ek'-tik) \bpe^iq, appetite]. Stimulating 

 appetite. 



Oregon Grape. See Berberis. 



Orellin (o-rel'-in) [orellind]. A yellow coloring-mat- 

 ter found in Annatto. See Pigments, Conspectus of. 



Orexegen (o-reks'-ej-in). See Orexin. 



Orexin (o-reks'-in) [bpet-tx;, appetite], C U H 12 N 2 .HC1.- 

 2H. 2 0. Hydrochlorate of phenyl-di-hydro-quinazolin ; 

 a chinolin-preparation, of some repute as a stomachic. 

 It is useful in anorexia not dependent upon gastric dis- 

 ease proper. Dose gr. ij-v in wafer or pill. Unof. 



Orexis (o-reks'-is) [bpegic, appetite]. Appetite. 



Organ (or'-gan) [bpyavov, organ]. In biology, any part 

 of the body having a determinate function ; a complex 

 of similar or dissimilar cells or tissues that perform in 

 common one or more vital functions. O., Accessory, 

 an organ that has a subordinate importance in the 

 carrying on of a particular function, but which under 

 certain conditions may act as a substitute for an im- 

 portant organ. O. -albumin, the albumin that consti- 

 tutes a part of the solid tissues. O. of Bojanus, the 

 renal organ of molluscs, found in the majority of lamel- 

 libranchs. O. of Corti. See Corti. O., Cup-shaped, 

 one of the organs of 

 taste in Vermes; widely 

 scattered over them 

 in the integument, but 

 especially numerous at 

 the edge of the mouth. 

 O's., Digestive, the 

 digestive tract and its 

 glands. O. of Eimer, 

 a tactile organ in the 

 nose of the mole, consist- 

 ing of a group of termi- 

 nal nerve - fibrils. O., 

 Enamel, a club-shaped 

 process of epithelium 

 growing from the dental 

 ridge and forming a cap 

 over the dental papilla. 

 From it the enamel of 

 the tooth is developed. 



Organ of Kimf.r, Nosh of 



MOLB, 



n. Nerve, e Epithelium 

 chlorid. (Stirling.) 



O. of Gegenbauer, cno ol 



certain ciliated organs in the Pteropoda proved 



