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Osteomalacianounabnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin Dverified
Osteomyelitisnounan inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)verified
Osteopathynountherapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and musclesverified
Osteoporosisnounabnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calciumverified
Ostiariusnounthe lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Churchverified
Ostiarynounthe lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Churchverified
Ostiolenouna small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores passverified
Ostomynounsurgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastesverified
Ostracismnounthe state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)verified
Ostracodnountiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shellverified
Ostrichnouna person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)verified
Ostrich FernnounMWEtall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumesverified
Oswego TeanounMWEperennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy headsverified
Othonnanouna South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowersverified
Otic GanglionnounMWEan autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid glandverified
Otoganglionnounan autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid glandverified
Otolaryngologynounthe medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throatverified
Otorhinolaryngologynounthe medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throatverified
Otosclerosisnounhereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafnessverified
Otterhoundnounhardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoatverified
Out-Migrationnounmigration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)verified
Out-of-bandnounActivity outside of the primary means of interfacing with the customer. For example, if a user is performing activity online, he or she may be authenticated through a one-time password sent via text message.ControlRegulated
Out-Of-Body ExperiencenounMWEthe dissociative experience of observing yourself from an external perspective as though your mind or soul had left and was observing your bodyverified
Out-Of-Court SettlementnounMWEresolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial courtverified
Out-Of-The-Box ThinkingnounMWEthinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutionsverified
Outcome measurenounMWERepresents the consequences of actions previously taken; often referred to as a lag indicator Scope Note: Outcome measure frequently focuses on results at the end of a time period and characterize historic performance. They are also referred to as a key goal indicator (KGI) and used to indicate whether goals have been met. These can be measured only after the fact and, therefore, are called lag indicators.Metric
Outcroppingnounthe part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding landverified
Outer PlanetnounMWE(astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)verified