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    obesity
    GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/ (last access: 23 October 2014); CDC – https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/ (last access: 23 October 2014). N: 1. 1610s, from French obésité and directly from Latin obesitas “fatness, corpulence,” from obesus “that has eaten itself fat,” past participle of obdere “to eat all over, devour,” from ob
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 23 October 2014
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    obsessive-compulsive disorder
    GC: n S: NYTIMES – https://goo.gl/8XZupj (last access: 11 November 2016); IntOCDF – http://oc87recoverydiaries.com/student-with-ocd-anxiety/ (last access: 11 November 2016). N: 1. This term is composed of a noun and an adjective. The noun “disorder” is derivated from the verb “disorder” which comes from Medieval Latin disordinare “throw into disorder,” and
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 12 November 2016
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    obstetric fistula
    GC: n S: WHO – http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/obstetric_fistula/en/ (last access: 7 August 2015); UNFPA – http://www.unfpa.org/public/home/mothers/pid/4386 (last access: 7 November 2013); https://www.fistulafoundation.org/what-is-fistula/ (last access: 7 August 2015). N: 1. obstetric fistula, abnormal duct or passageway that forms between the vagina and a nearby organ. This type of fistula most often forms either
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 12 November 2013
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    OCD
    See obsessive-compulsive disorder
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 15 March 2018
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    ocean
    GC: n S: UN – https://www.un.org/en/conferences/ocean2022/about (last access: 27 April 2025); UNESCO – https://oceanliteracy.unesco.org/ocean-and-seas/ (last access: 27 April 2025). N: 1. c. 1300, occean, “the vast body of water on the surface of the globe,” from Old French occean “ocean” (12c., Modern French océan), from Latin oceanus, from Greek ōkeanos,
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 27 April 2025
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    oncological
    GC: adj S: ELSEVIER – http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-oncological-science/ (last access: 21 September 2016); Hindawi – https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crionm/ (last access: 21 September 2016). N: 1. oncology (1857, coined in English from onco- “tumor” + -logy “science or study of.” Related: Oncologist; oncological) +‎ -ical (combination of -ic from French -ique, from Latin -icus, related
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 21 September 2016
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    open wound
    GC: n S: http://www.healthline.com/health/open-wound#Overview1 (last access: 27 July 2015); http://azkidsheart.com/body.cfm?id=6&action=detail&AEArticleID=000045&AEProductID=Adam2004_1&AEProjectTypeIDURL=APT_1 (last access: 12 March 2013). N: An open wound is an injury involving an external or internal break in body tissue, usually involving the skin. Nearly everyone will experience an open wound at some point in his or her life.
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 21 March 2013
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    operating room
    GC: n S: WHO – https://bit.ly/2ZPVI2r (last access: 2 May 2019); PMC – https://bit.ly/2VDTuE2 (last access: 2 May 2019). N: 1. – operating (adj): From present participle of OPERATE; of, relating to, or used for or in operations. First Known Use: 1728. – room (n): Middle English, from Old English
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 2 May 2019
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    ophthalmology
    GC: n S: NMN – http://www.news-medical.net/health/Ophthalmology.aspx (last access: 18 November 2016); PUBLIC HEALTH – http://www.publichealthjrnl.com/article/S0033-3506(14)00272-8/fulltext (last access: 18 November 2016). N: 1. Ophthalmo- (before vowels ophthalm-, word-forming element meaning “eye,” mostly in plural, “the eyes,” from Greek ophthalmo-, combined form of ophthalmos “eye,” originally “the seeing,” of uncertain origin. Perhaps
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 18 November 2016
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    opium
    GC: n S: NCBI – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19471817/ (last access: 15 July 2020); DRUGS – https://www.drugs.com/illicit/opium.html (last access: 15 July 2020). N: 1. “inspissated juice of the poppy plant,” especially as used in medicine from 17c. for relief of pain and production of sleep, late 14c., from Latin opium, from Greek opion “poppy juice, poppy,” diminutive
    • adminhum
    • 15 July 2020
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    organ trafficking
    GC: n S: WHO – https://bit.ly/2G4CuiI (last access: 1 February 2019); UNODC – https://bit.ly/2WC4gIL (last access: 1 February 2019). N: 1. – organ (n): fusion of late Old English organe, and Old French orgene (12c.), both meaning “musical instrument,” both from Latin organa, plural of organum “a musical instrument,” from
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 19 November 2013
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    organic food
    GC: n S: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18075622 (last access: 16 July 2012); http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/food-labeling/organic-foods (last access: 30 July 2015). N: 1. organic (adj): 1510s, “serving as an organ or instrument,” from Latin organicus, from Greek organikos “of or pertaining to an organ, serving as instruments or engines,” from organon “instrument”. Sense of “from organized
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 30 July 2015
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    organization
    GC: n S: http://www.unicefusa.org/about/ (last access: 12 March 2013) N: mid-15c., “act of organizing,” from Middle French organisation and directly from Medieval Latin organizationem (nominative organizatio), noun of action from past participle stem of organizare, from Latin organum “instrument, organ” (see organ). Meaning “system, establishment” is from 1873. Organization man
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 12 March 2013
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    oropharynx
    GC: n S: CDC – http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpvandoralcancer.htm (last access: 11 November 2014); DORLAND p. 1337. N: 1. From oro + pharynx. Oro- word-forming element meaning “mountain,” from greek oros “mountain”. Pharynx- from greek pharynx (genitive pharyngos) “windpipe, throat,” related to pharanx “cleft, chasm”.” 2. The portion of the pharynx that lies
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 13 November 2014
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    orthorexia
    GC: n S: Healthology – http://www.healthology.com.au/nutrition/orthorexia/ (last access: 5 March 2016); Orthorexia.com – http://www.orthorexia.com/ (last access: 5 March 2016). N: 1. “Anorexia” comes from the Greek word “orexis”, which means appetite and the prefix “an”, which means “without”. A word related to anorexia is “orthorexia”. “Ortho” is a Greek word
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 4 March 2016
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    osmosis
    GC: n S: LibreTexts – https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Introductory_Chemistry/Introduction_to_General_Chemistry_(Malik)/05%3A_Solutions/5.05%3A_Osmosis (last access: 21 March 2025); SDir – https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemical-engineering/osmosis (last access: 21 March 2025). N: 1. “the tendency of fluids to pass through porous partitions and mix with each other; the diffusion of fluids through membranes,” 1867, Latinized from osmose (1854), a shortened form of
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 21 March 2025
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    osteoarthritis
    GC: n S: WebMD – http://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/ (last access: 18 January 2016); Arthritis – http://www.arthritis.org/about-arthritis/types/osteoarthritis/ (last access: 18 January 2016). N: 1. New Latin. First Known Use: 1878. 2. medical : a disease that causes the joints to become very painful and stiff. 3. Osteoarthritis is a form of non-inflammatory arthritis,
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 18 January 2016
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    osteogenesis
    GC: n S: IntechOpen – https://www.intechopen.com/books/osteogenesis-and-bone-regeneration/bone-development-and-growth (last access: 27 October 2019); NCBI – https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10056/ (last access: 27 October 2019). N: 1. New Latin. First Known Use of osteogenesis: 1830. development and formation of bone. 2. A formation of bone or development of bones. 3. osteogenesis: term and definition standardized by
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 26 October 2019
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    osteogenesis imperfecta
    GC: n S: MEDLP – https://medlineplus.gov/osteogenesisimperfecta.html (last access: 26 October 2019); NIH – https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/osteogenesis-imperfecta (last access: 26 October 2019). N: 1. First Known Use of osteogenesis imperfecta: 1899. History and Etymology for osteogenesis imperfecta: New Latin, imperfect osteogenesis. A hereditary disease caused by defective or deficient collagen production and marked
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 26 October 2019
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    osteology
    GC: n S: SDir – https://bit.ly/2BJwQ1p (last access: 26 October 2019); Ark – https://bit.ly/2PhwMOx (last access: 26 October 2019). N: 1. “the branch of anatomy which treats of the bones,” 1660s, from French ostèologie, from Modern Latin osteologia, from Greek osteon “bone” (from PIE root *ost- “bone”) + -logia (see
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 26 October 2019
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    osteopath
    See person with bone disease Please read notes and remarks.
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 26 July 2017
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    osteopathy
    See bone disease Please read notes and remarks.
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 26 July 2017
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    osteoporosis
    GC: n S: NOS – https://www.nos.org.uk (last access: 18 December 2014); Patient.co.uk – http://www.patient.co.uk/health/osteoporosis-leaflet (last access: 18 December 2014). N: 1. 1846, from osteo– + stem of Greek poros “passage, pore, voyage” (pore (n.)) + –osis. 2. Osteoporosis is a condition that affects bone strength (the word osteoporosis literally means
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 16 December 2014
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    ostracism
    GC: n S: EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/topic/ostracism (last access: 31 July 2015); http://history.howstuffworks.com/ancient-greece/ostracism.htm (last access: 12 November 2013). N: 1. Ostracism, according to tradition, was introduced by Cleisthenes about 506 B.C., but the first known banishment was about 487 B.C. The practice was dropped after 417 B.C. because it had become
    • Fernando Contreras
    • 14 November 2013
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