OES- 
oestrual (é'strooadl) a. 
[Gk. 02 — 
titled J 
Pert. oestrus (phys.) ; 
ane tion n (é strooa’shiin) #7. [Gk. 
oistros, gadfly. tate of being 
under sexual desire ; rut (phys.). 
oestrus _ striis) 72. [Gk. otstros, oe 
fly.]| The sexual heat of animals 
rut (pis 
—a short prostratebranch which 
takes root at the a — and develops 
new individuals (60 
offshoot,—a lateral pe from a main 
stem (601 2). 
oidium (did’iiim) ~ ([Gk. oom, an 
egg.] The conidial stage of some 
of the mildew 
ot). 
oikoplast (0 iwoplst) = ea] “One otkos, 
shpat gland i 
Birds ; a sink: which secretes oil 
zool, 
oleaginous See me a. — olea, 
Pert. ne containing oil ; 
4S omnaice 4 oil (biol 
ranon (6 tek’ rin) n. [Gk. olene, 
a bow.] A lar ue. at the 
Z. 
eiferous (iléif’ériis) a. [L. 0 
eo} 3; ferre, to carry. ] Pahang oil 
olein “(alae n) #. [L. oleum, oil.] A 
fat found in animal and vegetable 
— — — at aadlatney tem- 
peratu s (phys 
ol "“(a'léstst) n. [L. oleum, oil; 
Gk. &ystis, bladder.] A diverticu- 
lum of the ao Sent i (z00. 
——— (6lfak’téri) a. [L. _olere, = 
have smell; /facere, 
Pert. siaotiiiet with, or ataantens 
he structures associated with the 
sense of — 
rs) mali lobe ea 
ing from “he cnievioe lower m 
of the cerebral hemispheres Kinase’. 
ory 
of the nature of a small pit or 
hollow (zeo/.) ; the depression which 
later forms the nasal passage (emzd.). 
cometary woh emer thiis) a. [Gk. 
oligos, few; akantha, a spine.] 
g few spins: com ). 
oligandrous (6l'igin’driis) @. [Gk. 
214 
OMM- 
oligos, few; aner, man.| Having 
few stamen ns 
oligocarpous (6li gikAr’pits) a. [Gk. 
oligos, few ; karpos, fruit.] Having 
few carpels (dof). 
ge g's (6Vigésén’) a. [Gk. oligos, 
; kainos,recent,] Afpi. a terti- 
ay — iod = tween Eocene and 
Mioce 
Sita oaeaate: (6ligédinaim’ik) a. 
[Gk. oligos, few ; dynamis, power.] 
Caused by s mall or minute forces 
(dot.). 
oligomerous (6l'igém’ aie a. [Gk. 
oligos, few; meros,a part.] Hav- 
ing on ne or more of aa whorls with 
fewer members than the rest (dot.). 
oligonephrous (dl'igén = nie a. . 
—— few; mnephr kidney. ] 
g few Malpighian tubules ; 
ttt — (zool.). 
rmous (dl'igéspér’miis) 4. 
otck arm s, few; sperma, a seed.] 
Bearing few seeds (407.). 
ous (8l'igostém’ 6niis) @. 
: aes bis a stamen 
ravine fave stam 
oligotaxy (5 I rigétik’st) m. [Gk. ages, 
few ; /axis,arrangement.]| Diminu 
oligotokous (6l'igét’ 
oligos, ae tokos, ofspring: Bear- 
ing few young (zoo, 
oliva (éli ‘), pase (iViv) 2 [L. 
oliva, olive.] A prominence on 
each side of the anterior end of ee 
medulla i. below the pons (ana 
— — [L. oliva, ave 
Per Sa or olivary 
mat J 
éma’siim) #. [L. omasum, 
es The psalterium or third 
en of a ruminant’s stomach 
omental (6mén’tal) a. [L. omentum, 
Id.] Pert. the omentum or 
aan nta (anat.). 
omentum (mén’ tim). [L.omentum, 
a fold.]_ A fold of the peritoneum 
either free or actin e con- 
nectitie link between viscera, etc. 
(anat.). 
ommateum (ém/‘Atéiim) #. [Gk. 
omma, the eye.] Any compound 
eye (zool.). 
ee gpetment org nm. [Gk. 
omma, re of the com- 
