

OSLER'S METHOD 



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OSSICLE 



b a form of guano made up largely of the altered 



ones of marine animals. 



Z er's Method. A method of studying blood-plaques ; 



■ drop of osmic acid is placed on the cleansed finger, 



hich is then pricked and the drop transferred to a 



;de. O.'s Phenomenon, the aggregation of hemat- 



ccurring immediately in blood drawn from the 



jnate oz'-mdt) [ocpij, smell]. A salt of osmic acid. 



3natic (oz-mad-ik) [007/7/, smell]. Characterized by 



keen sense of smell ; having a highly developed rhi- 



■ncephalon. 



3 lazome (oz'-maz-om) \boui), smell; Cuuog, soup]. 



brownish yellow substance developed by heat in 



oscular libers, and imparting to cooked meats their 



culiar flavor. [Old.] 



lesis (oz-me'-sis) [oafXTjaig, a smelling]. The act 



smelling. 

 leterium (oz-me-td -re-um) \oajii}, odor; rijpiov, a 

 /. , Osmeteria]. In zoology, an organ produc- 

 y scent or odor, especially in the larvae of certain 

 jidoptera. 

 3 liamic Acid (oz-me-am' -ik)\ociiij, smell; ammonia'], 

 5 . A compound of ammonia and osmium 

 roxid. 

 3 date [oz'-me-dt). Synonym of Osmate. 



'-mik)\oafi>), smell]. Pertaining to or obtained 



-:nium. O. Acid. Osmic acid is used as a 



ing and staining agent; it stains fat black. See 



lilts, Table of. 



D'.idrosis (oz- mid -rt/- sis) \bo~iirj, smell; tdpuoig, 



eat] . The secretion of a malodorous perspiration ; 



, >midrosis, 



3s ious (oz'-me-us) [007/77, smell]. Containing osmium 



| a dyad or tetrad element. 

 Ostium (oz'-me-um) [607/7/ , smell] . The heaviest of 

 fe known metals (symbol Os, sp. gr. 22.48., at. wt. 

 . the basis of osmic acid. See Elements, 



of- 

 Oiiodysphoria (oz-mo-dis-fo' -re-ah) [oaftt), smell ; 

 < -, ill ; fyipuv, to bear]. Intolerance of certain 



3?ogene (oz'-mo-jeri) [0)07/00, pushing; ytvrjg, pro- 

 A laboratory apparatus employed in effect- 

 iosis. 

 Osograph :' -••-.• -g ■■' [Lxsuoc, an impulse ; ypdoeiv, 

 I vrite]. An apparatus for registering the changes 

 vtl of the liquid in an endosmometer. 

 )s ology : i-mol' -o-je). Synonym of Osphresiology. 

 •>s Dmeter <z - mom' - et - er) [bnuij. smell; pirpov, 

 An instrument for testing the sense of 



->s jmetric [oz-mo-met'-rik) [onui], smell; fiirpov, 

 re]. Pertaining to osmometry, 

 s jmetry oz - mom' '- et - re) \j>auij, smell; fiirpov, 

 tiisure]. The estimation of the acuteness of the 

 *ta of smell. 



• mosology (oz-mo-nos-ol' -o-je) \oouij, smell ; voooc, 

 u ase; >.o;or, science]. The science of the diseases 



.j the sense of smell. 

 I inosus -.-»ion'-o-sus)\jjr;ui], odor ; voaoc, disease]. 

 I ;ase of the sense of smell. 

 )siise (oz'-mez). Osmosis (oz-mo'-sis) [Lxjuoq, im- 

 WeJ. That property by which liquids and crystal - 

 I' substances in solution pass .through porous septa ; 

 3 and exosmosis. 

 '3i tic {oz-mot'-ik) \L>rju6q, impulse]. Pertaining to 

 & 3»is. O. Equivalent, "that figure that indicates 

 ": weight of water which replaces by osmosis one 

 ?i by weight of the substance subjected to the pro- 

 O. Pressure, the pressure exerted by the 

 Ps cles of compounds when dissolved, directly ex- 



(X) 



pressed or shown by osmotic phenomena. It is equal 

 to that which would be exerted by an equal amount 

 of the substance if it were converted into gas and 

 occupied the same volume at the same temperature as 

 the solution. 



Osmunda \ps-mun' -dah) [L.]. A genus of ferns. O. 

 regalis (osmund, royal-fern, flowering-fern, buck- 

 horn) is tonic, astringent, and demulcent, and is 

 vaunted as a cure for rickets. Unof. 



Osphradium {os-fra' '-de-um) [boqpadiov, an olfactory ; 

 dim. of ooppa, smell : pi., Osphradid\. In biology, a 

 special sense-organ in molluscs, supposed to be ol- 

 factory in function. 



Osphrasia {os-fra' -ze-ah). Synonym of Osphresis. 



Osphresiologic (os-fre-ze-o-lof -ik) [oa-pT/aiq, smell ; 

 ?.6}oc, science]. Pertaining to osphresiology, or to 

 smell. 



Osphresiology (os-fre-ze-ol'-o-je) [oaoprjaiq, smell; 

 toyog, science]. The science of the sense of smell 

 and its organs ; also of odors and perfumes. 



Osphresis (os-fre' -sis) [oopprjoig, smell] . The sense of 

 smell ; olfaction. 



Osphretic (os-fref '-ik) [oc^pryriKoq, capable of smelling]. 

 Same as Olfactory. 



Osphristics (os-fris'-tiks) [oaoprjaiq, the sense of smell]. 

 The science of the phenomena of olfaction. 



Osphus (os'-fus) [o<TO(f, loin]. Loin. 



Osphyalgema {os-fi-al-je' '-ma A)-. Synonym of Osphy- 

 algia. 



Osphyalgia {os-fi-al'-je-ah) [oo<?iq, loin ; a/yog, pain]. 

 Sciatica. Also, any pain in the hips or loins. 



Osphy arthritis (os-fi-arth-ri' '-lis). Synonym of Coxitis. 



Osphyarthrocace {os-fi- arth- rok*- as-e) [oaprc, the 

 loin; aptipov, a joint ; mmcoc, evil]. Synonym of Cox- 

 itis or Morbus coxarius. 



Osphyitis {os-fi-i' '-lis) [6<r0i'C, loin ; trig, inflammation]. 

 Lumbar inflammation ; coxitis. 



Osphyomyelitis (os -fi-o- mi -el - i'- tis) [bcp'vg, loin ; 

 « if /.oc, marrow ; trig, inflammation]. Myelitis of the 

 lumbar portion of the spinal cord. See Ischiomyelitis. 



Osphyrrheuma (os - ft - rid '- ntah) [oa<bvg, loin ; peifta, 

 rheum]. Rheumatism of the loins or the hip-joint. 



Ossa (os'-a/t) [L.,//. of os, a bone]. Bones. O. in- 

 nominata, the irregular bones forming the sides and 

 anterior wall of the pelvis. O. lata, the broad or flat 

 bones composing the walls of cavities, as the bones 

 of the cranium, in distinction from O. longa, the long 

 bones, as those of the limbs. O. triquetra. See 

 Wormian Bones and Triquetrum. O. wormiana, 

 See Wormian Bones. 



Ossature (os r -at-fir) \os, a bone]. 

 of the bones of the body. 



Ossein (os'-e-in) \os, a bone]. A 

 combination of proteids, mainly 

 collagen and an albuminoid, com- 

 posing the organic structure of 

 bone ; it is called also ostein and 

 bone-cartilage. 



Osselet (os'-el-et) [dim. of os, a 

 bone]. A small bone; also a 

 hard nodule on the inner aspect 

 of the horse's knee. 



Osseous (os / -e-us) [osseus ; os, 

 bone]. Bony ; composed of or 

 resembling bone. 



Ossicle (os / -iki) [ossiculum, dim. 

 of os, a bone]. In biology, a 

 small bone, or in invertebrates a 

 calcareous, bone-like structure. 

 O., Auditory, a chain of small 

 bones found for the most pan in the tympanic cavity 

 of vertebrates. 



The arrangement 



Auditory Ossicles. 



I. Head of malleus. 

 2. Processus bre- 

 vis. 3. Processus 

 gracilis. 4. Man- 

 ubrium, i. Lone; 

 process of incus 6. 

 Articulation be- 

 tween incus and 

 stapes. 7. Stapes 



