Category: Oa-Oq

An oil-based preparation that is applied to the skin. Whereas an ointment has an oil base, a cream is water soluble.

The progeny, or young, born to a person. In a larger sense, the offspring are collectively all the descendants, the brood, or the family. For example, the offspring of someone with a genetic (inherited) condition, such as Huntington’s disease, are themselves at risk for the disease.

Pain on swallowing food and fluids, a symptom often due to disease of the esophagus. From the Greek roots odyno-, pain + -phagia, from phagein, to eat.

Abbreviation of “oculus dexter.” Latin for “right eye.” (The words “dexterity” and “dextrous” derive from “dexter” since the right hand is usually more skillful than the left.) OS stands for “oculus sinister” which is Latin for left eye.

Having to do with the eye.

Oral contraceptive pill.

Oral cholecystogram.

A licensed health professional who is trained to evaluate patients with joint conditions, such as arthritis, to determine the impact the disease on their activities of daily living. Occupational therapists can design and prescribe assistive devices that can improve the quality of the activities of daily living for patients with arthritis and other conditions of the…

Hidden. For example, occult blood in the stool is hidden from the eye but can be detected by chemical tests.

1 To close, obstruct, or prevent the passage. To occlude an artery is to occlude the flow of blood. 2 To bring together. To occlude the teeth is to align the upper and lower teeth, as for chewing.