organoplasty
The correction of malformations of organs

organotherapies
plural of organotherapy

organotherapy
The therapeutic use of the endocrine organs (or glandular extracts) of animals.

organotropism
The affinity of certain substances, or of certain microorganisms, for particular tissues or organs.

organotropisms
plural of organotropism

organotropy
Synonym of organotropism.

orohypopharynges
plural of orohypopharynx

orohypopharynx
The mouth and hypopharynx treated as a unit

orohypopharynxes
plural of orohypopharynx

orolarynx
The oral part of the larynx

oronasopharynx
The mouth, nose and pharynx

oropharynges
plural of oropharynx

oropharynx
The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.

oropharynxes
plural of oropharynx

orosomucoid
An acidoglycoprotein found in blood plasma

orosomucoids
plural of orosomucoid

orthodenticle
A homeobox gene involved in the development of the head.

orthodentin
A form of dentin, composed of straight tubes, in the teeth of mammals.

orthodentine
Alternative spelling of orthodentin

orthodentines
plural of orthodentine

orthodontia
Synonym of orthodontics.

orthodontics
A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth.

orthopantomogram
A panoramic radiograph of the whole mouth, including the jaws and teeth.

orthopantomograms
plural of orthopantomogram

orthopentamogram
Misspelling of orthopantomogram.

orthophoria
The normal condition in which the tension of the extrinsic eye muscles is equal, the visual axes being therefore parallel

orthoplex
A convex polytope analogous to an octahedron (3 dimensions) or 16-cell (4 dimensions).

orthoplexes
plural of orthoplex

orthoplices
plural of orthoplex

orthowater
Synonym of polywater.

oscnode
A node of a plane curve where two branches meet with contact order 3.

oscnodes
plural of oscnode

oseogenesis
Misspelling of osteogenesis.

osetogenesis
Misspelling of osteogenesis.

osmateria
plural of osmaterium

osmaterium
Alternative form of osmeterium.

osmeteria
plural of osmeterium

osmeterium
One of a pair of scent organs in the larvae of certain swallowtail butterflies.

osmofragility
osmotic fragility - the fragility of cells when in a saline solution

osmolysis
The rupture of a cell wall due to excessive osmotic pressure

osmoreceptor
A sensory receptor, primarily found in the hypothalamus of most homeothermic organisms, that detects changes in osmotic pressure

osmoreceptors
plural of osmoreceptor

osmosensing
The regulation of cell turgor in response to changes in the osmolarity of the external environment.

osmotropotaxis
tropotaxis in an osmotic gradient

ossein
The collagen component of bone

osseins
plural of ossein

osselet
A little bone.
The internal bone, or shell, of a cuttlefish.
A hard substance growing on the inside of a horse's knee.

osselets
plural of osselet

osseodensification
The densification of bone as part of dental implant insertion

osseointegration
The direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing artificial implant (typically a prosthetic limb), typically made of titanium

osseointegrations
plural of osseointegration

osseoperception
mechanoreception of bone and connected tissue

ossicle
A small bone (or bony structure), especially one of the three of the middle ear.
Bone-like joint or plate.
Bone-like joint or plate.
Bone-like joint or plate.

ossicles
plural of ossicle

ossicule
Alternative form of ossicle.

ossiculectomies
plural of ossiculectomy

ossiculectomy
The excision of an ossicle (a small bone of the ear) or of the auditory ossicles.

ossicules
plural of ossicule

ossification
The normal process by which bone is formed.
The calcification of tissue into a bonelike mass; the mass so formed.
The process of becoming set in one's ways or beliefs; rigid conventionality.

ossifications
plural of ossification

ossifrage
Gypaetus barbatus, the bearded vulture, the diet of which is almost exclusively bone marrow.
The young of the sea eagle or bald eagle.
The osprey.

ossifrages
plural of ossifrage

ossiphagy
Feeding on bones.

ostalgia
Synonym of ostealgia.

ostalgias
plural of ostalgia

ostea
plural of osteon

ostealgia
Pain coming from one's bone(s).

ostectomies
plural of ostectomy

ostectomy
Excision of all or part of a bone.

osteectomies
plural of osteectomy

osteectomy
The surgical removal of a bone.

ostein
Alternative form of ossein.

osteoabsorptiometry
The absorptiometry of bone

osteoanabolism
anabolism of bone tissue

osteoarthralgia
pain in the bones and joints

osteoarthrectomies
plural of osteoarthrectomy

osteoarthrectomy
excision of a joint and (part of) a bone

osteoblast
A mononucleate cell from which bone develops.

osteoblastoma
an uncommon osteoid tissue-forming primary neoplasm of the bone

osteoblastomas
plural of osteoblastoma

osteoblasts
plural of osteoblast

osteocartilage
An intimate mixture of bone and cartilage

osteocatabolism
The catabolism of bone tissue

osteochondroblast
A chondroblast found in bone tissue

osteochondroblasts
plural of osteochondroblast

osteochondrogenesis
The genesis of osteochondrosis

osteochondroplasties
plural of osteochondroplasty

osteochondroplasty
Surgery to reshape bone and cartilage.

osteochondroprogenitor
A progenitor cell that arises from mesenchymal stem cells in the bone marrow and has the ability to differentiate into an osteoblast or a chondrocyte.

osteochondroprogenitors
plural of osteochondroprogenitor

osteochondrosarcoma
A chondrosarcoma of bone tissue

osteochondrosarcomas
plural of osteochondrosarcoma

osteoclases
plural of osteoclasis

osteoclasies
plural of osteoclasy

osteoclasis
The surgical fracture of a bone in order to correct a deformity

osteoclast
A large multinuclear cell associated with the resorption of bone.
An instrument for performing osteoclasis.

osteoclasts
plural of osteoclast

osteoclasty
Synonym of osteoclasis.

osteoclasy
The surgical fracture and resetting of a bone.

osteocolla
A kind of glue obtained from bones.
A cellular calc tufa, found as incrustations on plant stems, once believed to have the power to unite fractured bones.

osteoconduction
Physical, three-dimensional scaffold or matrix to facilitate bone repair.
The passive process by which bone grows on a surface.

osteoconductor
An osteoconductive bone or scaffold

osteocope
pain in the bones

osteocopes
plural of osteocope

osteocyte
A mature bone cell involved with the maintenance of bone.

osteocytes
plural of osteocyte

osteocytogenesis
The creation and development of osteocytes

osteodegeneration
The degeneration of bone tissue

osteodentine
A hard bony substance that is sometimes deposited within the pulp cavity of teeth of certain animals.

osteodentines
plural of osteodentine

osteodeposition
The deposition of bone tissue (in an inappropriate place)

osteodepositions
plural of osteodeposition

osteoderm
A bony deposit in the dermal layers of the skin

osteodermia
ossification occurring in portions of the skin

osteoderms
plural of osteoderm

osteodifferentiation
The differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into bone tissue

osteodistraction
The surgical correction of skeletal deformities by the lengthening of bones

osteodistractions
plural of osteodistraction

osteodynia
Synonym of ostealgia.

osteodysplasia
Any abnormal development of bone

osteodysplasias
plural of osteodysplasia

osteodysplasty
Synonym of osteodysplasia.

osteodystrophia
Alternative form of osteodystrophy.

osteodystrophies
plural of osteodystrophy

osteodystrophy
Any abnormal or defective development of a bone

osteoectomies
plural of osteoectomy

osteoectomy
Alternative form of ostectomy.

osteogen
The soft tissue, or substance, which, in developing bone, ultimately undergoes ossification.

osteogeneses
plural of osteogenesis

osteogenesis
The formation and development of bone.

osteogens
plural of osteogen

osteogeny
osteogenesis

osteographies
plural of osteography