Glossary of
Medical
Terms, Abbreviations
&
Symbols
Dutch-English,
French-English,
German-English
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OA
= 1. osteoarthritis; 2. osteoarthrosis /
OAB =
overactive bladder (syn. hypertonic
bladder, hyperactive bladder)
/ OAD
= oblique antérieure droite
see
RAO
/
OAG = oblique
antérieure gauche see
LAO
/ OAP
= oncovin,
ara-C
and prednisone
(cancer chemotherapy)
/ OAR = organes à risque = organs at
risk (radiotherapy) / oB
(usually as o.B.)
= ohne
Befund
= normal; unremarkable;
NAD
/ Obduktion
= autopsy (with
dissection, syn. innere
Leichenschau)
/ Obduzent
= pathologist conducting an
autopsy
/ O-been; O-Beine
= bowleg; genu varum / leitender Oberarzt = lead
consultant; senior
consultant / Oberbauch
=
epigastrium; regio epigastrica / Oberflächenaktivität
= surface
activity (rmed.)
/ Oberflächenfilm
see
oberflächliches
Agens
/
Oberflächenkarzinom
= carcinoma in
situ (CIS) / Oberflächenspannung
= surface tension (rmed.)
/ oberflächliches
Agens = pulmonary surfactant;
lung
surfactant / Obergeschoß
= superior pole (kidney)
/ Oberhaut
= epidermis / Oberlappen
= upper lobe (lung)
/ Oberschenkelknochen
= femur; thighbone / Objektträger
= slide (microscopy)
/ objet-test
= test type; optotype (ophth.)
/ muscle grand oblique
de l'abdomen = external abdominal
oblique muscle / muscle petit oblique
de l'abdomen = internal
abdominal oblique muscle / OBP = odorant-binding protein;
odourant-binding protein / obstipatie;
Obstipation
= (severe or intractable) constipation (ICD-10
heading K59.0 gives
simply "constipation") / obstructif;
obstruktiv = obstructive (lung
disease) / obturation
dentaire = (dental) filling;
(dental) stopping / obus gazeux
= gas bottle; gas cylinder (rmed.)
/ occlusion intestinale
= bowel obstruction; intestinal obstruction; ileus / OCT
= 1.
optical coherence tomography; 2. ornithine carbamyl transferase / OD
= 1. oculus
dexter; oeil droite = right eye;
2. overdose (narc.)
/ ODA
= 1. on day of admission; 2. operating department
assistant (formerly "theatre
technician") / ODR
= oxygen
diffusion rate (rmed., blood
gases) / OED
= Observatoire
européen des drogues see
EMCDD
(EU)
/ OeHD = Ösophageale
hernia diaphragmatica = hiatus
hernia; hiatal hernia (either
the
commoner type I = sliding hiatal hernia or type II = paraoesophageal
hernia) / oeil
de perdrix = soft corn; heloma
molle (foot)
/ oerdiertje
= protozoon; (plural
protozooa)
/ OES
= occupational exposure standard (chiefly
UK)
/ for entries beginning
OESO-
check
also (US)
ESO-
/ oestroprogestatif
=
oestrogen-progesterone oral contraceptive; combination pill; combined
pill / oeuf clair
= blighted ovum (gyn.)
/ officinal;
offizinell
= officinal (1. of drug
dispensed from pharmacy stocks, not to a
special prescription; 2. of drug listed in national pharmacopoeia)
/ ÖGD =
Ösophago-Gastro-Duodenoskopie
= oesophagogastroduodenoscopy / OGE = organes
génitaux
externes = external genitalia / OGTT
= oral glucose
tolerance test
(diabetes)
/ OHB
= oxygénothérapie hyperbarique
see
HBOT
/ OHCA = out-of-hospital cardiac arrest / OHE
= Office of Health Economics (UK)
/ OHL = orifices herniaires libres = hernial
orifices normal / Ohrenschmalz
= earwax; cerumen / ohrfern
= distant;
dull (rmed.: heard over
air-filled areas of the lung; contrast ohrnah)
/ ohrnah
= loud, sharp (rmed: sounding
close to the ear, as
in a consonating rale, heard over consolidated tissue; contrast ohrfern)
/ Ohrensausen
= tinnitus; ringing in the ears / Ohrtrompete
= Eustachian tube; tuba auditoria / OI
= ostéogenèse
imparfait = osteogenesis
imperfecta (genetic defect)
/ OIE
= Office International des Epizooties
(based Paris:
NB
only the FR name and acronym seem official (OIE web site)), seen in EN
as International Office of Epizootics, but International Office of
Epizootic Diseases (used in EU legislation) seems preferable as a title
/ O-K-methode
= rhythm method; Ogino-Knaus method (contraception)
/ okselholte =
axilla; armpit / OL = oculus
laevus =
left eye / olifantsziekte
= elephantiasis / oligospermie
= oligospermia; low sperm count / à bout olivaire
=
olive-tipped (e.g. bougie)
/ olive bulbaire
= inferior olive; oliva medullae oblongata (brain)
/
olive
cérébelleuse
= dentate nucleus (brain)
/ OLTX
= orthotopic liver
transplantation / ombre
= opacity; shadow (rad.)
/ OMC = oedème maculaire cystoïde:
"formation de
cavités - logettes - au sein de la couche
rétinienne plexiforme externe (couche des fibres de
Henlé), et/ou dans la couche granuleuse interne. Ces
logettes sont disposées en rayon de roue, avec parfois une
logette centrale"; see CMO
/ OMD = oedème maculaire diabétique,
see DMO
/ omloop
= 1. circulation (blood);
2. whitlow; felon; paronychia (derm.);
3. rash (derm.)
/ omnipracticien
= general practitioner
(GP) / omoplate
= scapula; shoulder blade / OMS
= 1.
organic mental syndrome; 2. Organisation
Mondiale de la Santé
=
World Health Organisation (WHO) / omzetting =
metabolisation / o.n.A. = ohne nähere Angabe
see NOS
(ICD-10) /
onchocercose
= onchocerciasis / clinical oncologist
(defined):
specialises in radiotherapy, cf. medical
oncologist who
specialises in chemotherapy / oncompliceerd
= closed;
simple (fracture)
/
ondelette fille
= daughter wavelet (card.)
/ onderbuik
= hypogastrium / onderhoudsdosis
= maintenance dose / onderhuid
= hypodermis; subcutis; tela
subcutanea / onderkaak
= lower jaw; mandible / onderstel
= chassis (of laser machine e.g.)
/ "Ondine's curse" =
congenital central hypoventilation (rmed.)
/ ongerechtigheid
= (anything which shouldn't be
there, thus:)
defect;
foreign body / ongesteld
= unwell; "indisposed" (of
woman =
menstruating) / ongewapende
lintworm = beef tapeworm;
Taenia saginata / onkogen =
oncogenic / Onkologie =
oncology (study of tumours, de
facto of malignant tumours =
cancers) / ontaarden
see
entarten
/ ontlasting
= stool;
stools, faeces; defaecation /
ontmerging
= demyelinisation / ontrolde
vaatsteel
=
unfolded aorta /
ontslagsbrief
= discharge summary / ontsmettingsmiddel
= antiseptic / ontspringen
uit = originate in (anat.)
/ ontstekingshaard
= focus of
infection / ontstekingsremmer
= anti-inflammatory (pharm.)
/ ontvanger
= acceptor (blood transfusion)
/ ontwenning
= withdrawal; weaning off (addiction)
/ ontwenningsverschijnsel
= withdrawal symptom (addiction)
/ ontwrichting
=
dislocation / onychomycose = fungal nail infection;
onychomycosis / oogkas
=
orbit (eye)
/ harde oogrok
= sclera (eye)
/ harde oogvlies
see
oogrok
/ oorsmeer
see
Ohrenschmalz
/ oorspeekselklier
= parotid gland / oorspiegel
= otoscope / oorsprong
= origin (fixed proximal end of
a
muscle attachment; contrast insertion)
/ oorsuizen
see
Ohrensausen
/ oortrompet
see
Ohrtrompete
/ op elkaar vallen
= to be coaxial with each other ("aiming
beam and
therapeutic beam must be coaxial with each other"; "HeNe laser emitting
a visible aiming beam of red light coaxial with the invisible Nd:YAG
laser light") / opacifiant
= contrast medium (rad.)
/ OPCAB
= off-pump
coronary artery bypass /
OPD
= original pack dispensing (pharm.)
/ "open
been" =
leg ulcer;
ulcus cruris / open rug
= spina bifida / operatief
=
surgical(ly) / operatiegebied =
operative field, surgical
field / operatiemicroscoop =
operating microscope / Operationsbericht
= surgical report; operative report / operationsfähig
= fit
for surgery / opératoire
= surgical / opercule
rolandique
= frontoparietal operculum (brain)
/ OPG
= 1. oocytes
per gram (parasites);
2. orthopantomogram; orthopantogram; "panorex" (dent.)
/ opgeheven
= absent (breath sounds e.g.)
/ ophtalmie des neiges
=
snow blindness / ophoping
= accumulation / opiacé
=
opiate / douleur opinionâtre
= persistent pain / OPN = os propre du nez = nasal
bone (its absence in
a foetus is an indicator of trisomy 21) (gyn./obstet.) / opperhuid
= epidermis / opportuniste =
opportunistic (microorganisms)
/ opposition =
opposing force (grip)
/ formulaire d'opposition = opt-out form (organ
donation, research) / OPS
=formulaire d'opposition = opt-out form (organ donation, research)
organisch psycho-syndroom; organisches Psychosyndrom
see
OMS 1.
/ couche
optique
= thalamus / produits d'optique
médicale =
prescription eyewear (NB not
'medical optical products' - those are
microscopes, etc.)
/ optischer Durchbruch;
optischer Durchschlag
= optical breakdown (laser eye
surgery) /
OPV
= oral poliomyelitis vaccine / opvlieger;
opvlieging = hot flush (UK);
hot
flash (US)
(gyn.)
/ OR
= 1. odds ratio;
2. overall risk, contrast
relative risk (tox.)
/ Orangenschalenhaut
= orange peel skin; cellulite / ordonnance
= (doctor's)
prescription / oreille
axillaire du sein (rare)
see
prolongement
axillaire du sein / oreillette
=
atrium (whole organ)
or
atrial appendage (card.)
/ oreillons
= mumps / Organentnahme = organ retrieval / Organspenderausweis
= organ donor card / organite
= organelle / orgelet
=
stye; hordeolum / Orientbeule
= oriental boil; cutaneous
leishmaniasis (by Leishmania
tropica) / ORL
=
oto-rhino-laryngologie
see
ENT
/ ORS
= 1. observatoire rgional de
la santé =
regional health
observatory (FR);
2. orale
rehydratievloeistoff = oral
rehydration solution / orthèse =
orthosis (any kind of
external support, splint, brace, etc) /
orthèse
anti-équin
= drop foot splint (or brace);
foot drop splint (or brace) / orthèse
d'enroulement = spring-loaded
dynamic splint / orthoergique =
autoreactive (eczema)
/ orthogénie
= orthogenics /
centre d'orthogénie
= abortion clinic / Ortsdosimeter
=
environmental dosemeter, environmental monitor (contrast
Personendosimeter) / ortsfest
= stationary (dosemeter)
/ OS = open surgery (contrasted w.
laparoscopic surgery) / OSA
= obstructive sleep apnoea / öse
= loop (microbiol.:
used in handling cultures,
cleaned by flaming) / OSG
= oberes Sprunggelenk
= ankle joint
/ OSH
=
occupational safety and health / OSHA
= 1. Occupational Safety
and Health Act; 2. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USA)
/ maladie d'Osler
= infective endocarditis (esp.
subacute form, Sir William Osler,
1849-1919) /
oslérien
= occuring in, pertaining to infective
endorcarditis / osselet
= ossicle (anat.)
/ masse
osseuse
= bone density; bone mineral density / tissu osseux
= bony tissue / ossicule
see osselet
/ ostéite
déformante hypertrophique
= osteitis deformans;
Paget's disease / ostéite
fibro-kystique = osteitis
fibrosa
cystica; Recklinghausen's disease of bone / ostéoporose
=
osteoporosis; "brittle bones" / Oszillation
= oscillation (airway
resistance measurement) / OTC
= over-the-counter (medicines)
/ otite moyenne
= middle ear infection; otitis media / otorhinolaryngoloog
= ENT specialist / ourlien
= (of, pertaining to)
mumps
/ overdragen
= (adj.)
postmature; past term (obst.);
(verb)
transmit (a disease)
/ overgangsepitheel
=
transitional epithelium / oververziendheid
door ouderdom =
presbyopia; long-sightedness of middle and old age / ovocyte
=
oocyte / ovogenèse
= oogenesis / ovule
= vaginal
suppository; vaginal ovule /
oxa-R
= oxacillin-resistant (Staphylococcus)
/ oximen
= oximes / oxydant
(noun)
= oxydiser / oxydation
= oxidation / oxygénation
= oxygenation / oxymétrie
d'oreille = ear oximetry / oxyurase
= oxyuriasis / oxyure
= pinworm; threadworm; oxyurid / Oxyuris
vermicularis = (obsolete
name for) Enterobius
vermicularis /
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