OTOPYORRHEA 



. a flow]. A purulent discharge from the ear. 



• opyosis (o-to-pi'-o-sis) [off, ear; irvov, pus]. Sup- 

 puration within the ear. 



torrhagia (p-tor-a' je-ah) [off, ear; pr/yvi-vai, to burst 

 ]. A discharge of blood from the external audi- 

 .catus. 



(orrhea o-tor-e'-ah) [off, ear; poia, a flow]. A dis- 

 harge from the external auditory meatus. 



< orrheumatismus (o-tor-ru-mat-iz'-mus) [off, ear; 

 a, rheum]. Pain in the ear due to rheumatism. 



( ^salpinx (o-to-sal' -pinks) [off, ear; od'/.-f; ;, tube]. 

 The Eustachian tube. 



( oscleronectomy (p-to-sklero-nek* -tome) [off, ear ; 

 -nsjjpoc, hard; inTouij, excision]. The surgical re- 

 aoval of sclerosed and ankylosed conductors of sound 

 a cases of chronic otitis media. 



( jscope [o'-to-skop) [ore, ear; oxoTreiv, to examine]. 

 \n instrument for examining the ear. What is ordi- 

 larily called and used as an otoscope is a rubber 

 ube, one extremity of which is inserted into the ear 

 •f the subject, and the other extremity into the ear 

 t" the examiner, a current of air being passed by 

 aeans of a Politzer bag and a Eustachian catheter 

 arough the middle ear. In case of tympanic perfora- 

 on the rushing sound made by the passing air is audi- 

 le to the examiner. 



C jscopic (p-to-skop'-ik) [off, ear ; gkotteiv, to view], 

 'ertaining to otoscopy. 



Cjscopy (o-tos' -ko-pe) [off, ear; anoTztlv, to examine], 

 he use of the otoscope ; clinical examination of the 

 ar. 



C >sis (o-to'-sis) [off, ear]. A mishearing ; a false im- 

 »ion as to sounds or words heard. 



C )Steal (p-tos* -te-al) [off, ear ; boreov, bone]. Per- 

 lining to the bones of the ear. 



Casteon (o-tos' -te- on) [off, ear ; boreov, bone : //. , Otos- 

 ■'a\. I. An ossicle, or ear-bone. 2. An otolith. 



Castylic (o-to-sti'-lik) [off, ear; arv?.og, pillar], 

 delating to the ear and to the styloid process. 



C:>technos (o-to-tek'-nos) [of c, ear ; rixvri, art]. A 

 ieculiar hammering sensation in the ear. 



Catomy o-tofo-me) [off, ear; -o/xr/, a cutting]. Dis- 

 ! action of the ear. 



C ar, Otto (of-ar, of-o). See Attar. 



C o's Restraining Band. A band used in diaphrag- 

 latic pleurisy to relieve the pain. It is applied low 

 own to favor thoracic respiration and diminish the 

 bdominal and diaphragmatic movements. 



Cabain oo-ah-ba' -in) [ouabaio], CjjH^O^. A highly 



joisonous glucosid extracted from the wood of a species 



Xpocynea, the Carissa schimperi. It is a cardiac 



imulant. Dose, gr. 2 ^ 5ff to ^, given as a per 



lille solution. 



Cabaio \ oo-ah-ba' -yo) [native African]. A virulent 

 Tow-poison used by certain African tribes. 



C 3emann's Method. A method of estimating iron 

 1 organic substances, e.g., hemoglobin. A weighed 

 r.ount of the material is incinerated ; the ash is dis- 

 >lved in HC1, and to the dilute ferric solution, which 

 lould not contain more than o. i to 0.2 gram Fe in 

 » c. c, nor much free HC1, are added 3 c. c. of 

 one per cent, solution of cupric sulphate, 2 c. c. of 

 incentrated HC1, and I c. c. of a one per cent, solu- 

 00 of potassium sulphocyanid. The mixture is slightly 

 armed, and a standard solution of sodium thiosulphate 

 [ c. c. of a decinormal solution of which corresponds 

 ' 00056 Fe) is run in from a buret, until the pre- 

 oashf fed mixture becomes as colorless as water. 



Cacho* (oo'-lak-on). See Eulachon. 



C itii (oc/i'-tis). See Uitis. 



C.oid \oo'-loia) [ov/Jj, scar; eJrfof. like]. Resembling 



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OVARIOMANIA 



Ova (o'-vaA) [L.]. Plural of ovum, a 

 Oval (iZ-vaJ) \avum, egg]. Elliptic; 



a scar. Also, a form of cicatrix characteristic of 

 lupus, elephantiasis, and syphilis. 



Oulorrhagia (oo-lc-r-a' -je-ah) [ov'/mv, gum ; p^yvvvai, to 

 burst forth]. Hemorrhage from the gums. 



Ounce (mans) \utuia, a contraction of undecia, a 

 twelfth part]. A twelfth part of the Troy pound, or 

 480 grains ; symbol, ^ . Also, a sixteenth part of 

 the avoirdupois pound, or 437.5 grains. Symbol oz. 



Ourari (oo-raA'-re). Same as Curare. 



Ourology (oo-rol' -o-je) [oipov, urine; Aoyof, science]. 

 The science of the nature and secretion of urine. 



Ouroscopy (oo-ros' -ko-pe). See Uroscopy. 



Out (ozvt ) [ME., out, out]. Forth; from within to 

 the exterior. O.-cast Cell, an apoblast ; in the unim- 

 pregnated ovum, one of a group of cells that are 

 finally cast off and disappear. See Apoblast. O.- 

 knee, bow-leg ; valgus. 



Outlet. 1 . The lower aperture of the pelvic canal. 2. 

 The passage that removes the air from a room in ven- 

 tilation. O. of Pelvis. See Outlet. 



an egg. 



egg-shaped. O. 

 Amputation. See Malgaigne 'j and Seoutetlin's Am- 

 putations, in Operations, Table of. 



Ovalbumin (oval' -bu-min) \ovum, egg ; albumin^. 

 The albumin of the egg. 



Ovalescent (p-val-es' -ent) [ovalis, oval]. Somewhat 

 oval. 



Ovaliform (p-val' -if-omi) \ovaIis, oval ; fornm, form]. 

 Oval-shaped. 



Ovaloid {o'-val-oid) [ovalis, oval; tldoq, like]. Re- 

 sembling an oval. 



Ovaralgia (o-var-al' -je-ah). See Ovarialgia. 



Ovarial (o-va'-re-al). See Ovarian. 



Ovarialgia {o-va-re-al' -je-ah) [ovarium, an ovary ; 

 a/.yoq, pain]. Pain in the ovaries. 



Ovarialgic (p-va-re-aP -jik) [ovarium, ovary ; a/.yoc, 

 pain]. Pertaining to, or affected with, ovarialgia. 



Ovarian (o-va'-re-an) [ovarium, an ovary]. Pertain- 

 ing to the ovaries. O. Center. See Dysmenorrhea. 

 O. Cyst, O. Cystoma, a cystic tumor of an ovary. 

 O. Dysmenorrhea. See Dysmenorrhea. O. Plexus, 

 the pampiniform plexus of the female. O. Preg- 

 nancy, extra-uterine pregnancy in which the ovum 

 resides in the ovary. O. Vesicle, in biology, the 

 gynophore or female gonophore of a polyp. 



Ovaric (o-va'-rik). Synonym of Ovarian. 



Ovariectomy {o-va-re-ek'-to-me) [ovarium, ovary ; 

 inrour], excision]. Excision of an ovary ; oophorec- 

 tomy. 



Ovariocele (p-va'-re-o-sil) [ovarium, ovary; rif/j], 

 tumor]. Tumor of the ovary; hernia of an ovary. 

 O., Vaginal, invasion of the vaginal wall by one or 

 both ovaries. 



Ovariocentesis (o-va-re-o-sen-te / -sis) [oz-arium, ovary ; 

 KEVTijoir, puncture]. Puncture of the ovary or of an 

 ovarian cyst. 



Ovarioclasis (o-va-re-ok'-las-is) [ovarium, ovary; 

 K/aniq, a breaking]. The breaking up of an ovary. 



Ovariocyesis (ova' -re-o-si-e' -sis) [ovarium, ovary; 

 Ki^aig, pregnancy]. Ovarian pregnancy. 



Ovariodysneuria (p-va' -re-o-dis-nu' -re-ah) [ovarium, 

 ovary; <5t»f-, painful; vevpov, nerve]. Ovarian neu- 

 ralgia. 



Ovario-hysterectomy (o-va'-re-o-his-fer-ek'-to-me) 

 [ovarium, ovary; varepa, womb; eKTOfit/, excision]. 

 Surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus. 



Ovariole (p-va'-re-ol) [ovariolum, a small ovary]. In 

 biology, a small ovary, or one of the elements of a 

 composite ovary. 



Ovariomania (o-va-re-o-ma'-ne-ah). Synonym of 

 Oophoromania . 



