oligothymia |
Rarely used term for a poverty or loss of affect. Origin: oligo-+ -thymia (05 Mar 2000) |
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oligotokous |
<zoology> Producing few young. Origin: Oligo- + Gr. Offspring. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
oligotrichia |
Presence of less than the normal amount of hair. (12 Dec 1998) |
oligotrichosis |
Presence of less than the normal amount of hair. (12 Dec 1998) |
oligotroph |
<biology, ecology> Organisms that can grow in environments poor in nutrients. (18 Nov 1997) |
oligotrophia |
Oligotrophy Deficient nutrition. Origin: oligo-+ G. Trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
oligotrophic |
<ecology> Describes a body of water in which nutrients are in low supply. (09 Oct 1997) |
oligoxyloglucan hydrolase |
<enzyme> From aspergillus oryzae; highly specific for xyloglucan oligosaccharides; splits off isoprimeverose disaccharide units from non-reducing end Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
oligozoospermatism |
Oligozoospermia Synonym: oligospermia. Origin: oligo-+ G. Zoon, animal, + sperma, seed (05 Mar 2000) |
oliguresia |
Oliguresis Synonym: oliguria. Origin: oligo-+ G. Ouresis, urination (05 Mar 2000) |
oliguria |
<nephrology, physiology> Secretion of a diminished amount of urine in relation to the fluid intake. Synonym: hypouresis, oligouresis. Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine (18 Nov 1997) |
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oligomer
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(noun) a polymer or polymer intermediate containing relatively few structural units
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oligomenorrhea
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Infrequent menstrual periods. By convention, a menstrual cycle that is consistently longer than 35 days. Oligomenorrhea always reflects irregularity of hormonal events coming from the ovaries. See also anovulation and amenorrhea.
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oligospermia
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Strictly, oligozoospermia, meaning a reduced number of sperm cells (spermatozoa) in the ejaculate (compared with azoospermia, which means no sperm in the ejaculate). More generally, a decrease in normal, motile sperm, and more or less encompassing laborious terms such as
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oligodendrocyte
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a type of support cell in the brain that produces myelin.
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oligonucleotide
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a short sequence of nucleotides.
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