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Symbol for dioxygen.
Pertaining to or effecting movements of the eye.
Symbol for dioxygen.
No longer in use; also, old-fashioned.
Arteria occipitalis. Origin: external carotid. Branches: auricular, meningeal, mastoid, descending, occipital, and sternocleidomastoid rami. Distribution: muscles of neck and scalp, meninges, mastoid cells.
1. A solemn appeal to God to witness to the truth of a statement or the sacredness of a promise.
2. An irreverent or careless use of a sacred name.
Something that stands in the way or obstructs progress.
A single trapezoid-shaped bone situated at the posterior and inferior part of the cranium.
See objective .
Pertaining to obstetrics.
The posterior portion of the cerebral hemisphere.
1. Perceptible to the external senses.
2. A result for whose achievement an effort is made.
3. The lens or system of lenses in a microscope (or telescope) that is nearest to the object under examination.
One who practices that branch of surgery, known as obstetrics, which deals with the management of pregnancy, labor, and the puerperium.
Pertaining to the occiput and the forehead.
1. The quality or state of being real based on facts.
2. Something real, existing outside or independent of the mind.
3. The totality of real things and events as experienced without distortion by personal feelings or prejudices.
That branch of surgery which deals with the management of pregnancy, labor, and the puerperium.
The posterior part of the head.
Not facultative; necessary; compulsory; capable of survival only under particular conditions, as an obligate aerobe.
To block or clog.
1. Pertaining to occlusion.
2. Pertaining to the contacting surfaces of opposing teeth or of opposing occlusion rims, or to the masticating surfaces of the premolar and molar teeth.
Slanting; inclined; between a horizontal and a perpendicular direction.
The state of being blocked or clogged.
1. The act of closure or state of being closed; an obstruction or a closing off.
2. The trapping of a material, either liquid or gas, within cavities in a solid.
In a slanting or inclined position or manner; situated between a horizontal and a perpendicular direction.
1. The act of blocking or clogging.
2. The state or condition of being clogged.
A thrombus that occupies the entire lumen of a vessel and obstructs blood flow. Called also obstructive thrombus .
To remove completely, whether by disease, degeneration, surgical procedure, irradiation, or otherwise.
The existence of an obstruction.
Obscure; concealed from observation; difficult to understand.
See bronchiolitis fibrosa obliterans .
Jaundice which is due to an impediment to the flow of bile from the liver cells to the duodenum.
1. Something that takes place.
2. The action or process of occurring.
1. Dim.
2. Not clear or distinct.
3. Not well known.
An obstructive disease of the kidneys.
A peptide which on hydrolysis yields eight amino acids.
1. The act of taking note or watching.
2. The gathering of information (as for scientific studies) by noting facts or occurrences.
3. A conclusion drawn from observing.
4. The fact of being observed.
Occlusive thrombus.
A cone of light in the eye, the base being on the cornea, the apex on the retina; called also visual cone .
A recurrent, persistent thought, image, or impulse that is unwanted and distressing and comes involuntarily to mind despite attempts to ignore or suppress it. Common obsessions involve thoughts of violence, contamination, and self-doubt.
1. Any structure, natural or artificial, that closes an opening.
2. Speech-aid prosthesis.
The refraction of light produced by the mediums of the normal eye and resulting in the focusing of images upon the retina.
Pertaining to or characterized by obsession.
Easily found, seen, or understood.
Genitive and plural of oculus .
Going out of use; becoming obsolete.
Pertaining to the occiput; located near the occipital bone, as the occipital lobe of the brain.
Pertaining to or effecting movements of the eye.