Medical terms starting with O

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• -oidResembling or like.
• -ole, -uleSmall.
• -omaTumor or mass.
• -opiaVision condition.
• -opsyViewing or examination.
• -osisAbnormal condition or increase.
• -ostomy, -stomySurgical creation of an opening.
• -otomy, -tomyCutting into; incision.
• -ousPertaining to or having the quality of.
• O&POva and parasites: a stool test for parasites and their eggs. Nothing else, such as urine, water or toilet paper, may…
• occult bloodBlood present in amounts too small to see, as in stool; found with a fecal occult blood test or a fecal immunochemical…
• occupational exposureReasonably expected contact with blood or OPIM through the skin, eyes, mucous membranes or punctures as part of one's…
• OGTTOral glucose tolerance test: timed blood glucose draws after the patient drinks a measured amount of glucose.
• oligo-Few, scanty, or too little.
• OPIMOther potentially infectious materials: fluids such as semen, CSF and any visibly bloody fluid, plus unfixed human…
• order of drawCLSI venous tube sequence that stops additive carryover: blood cultures, sodium citrate, serum tubes, heparin, EDTA…
• ortho-Straight, upright, normal, or correct.
• orthostatic hypotensionA drop in blood pressure on standing up that causes dizziness or fainting; have a patient rest before getting up after…
• OSHAOccupational Safety and Health Administration: part of the U.S. Department of Labor; it writes and enforces job safety…
• osteomyelitisInfection of bone; a known complication of an infant heel puncture that reaches the calcaneus.
• oxy-Oxygen; also sharp or quick.