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Orchiectomy
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D009919 |
[The surgical removal of one or both testicles.
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Orchiopexy
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D056126 |
[A surgical procedure in which an undescended testicle is sutured inside the SCROTUM in male infants or children to correct CRYPTORCHIDISM. Orchiopexy is also performed to treat TESTICULAR TORSION in adults and adolescents.
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Orchitis
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D009920 |
[Inflammation of a TESTIS. It has many features of EPIDIDYMITIS, such as swollen SCROTUM; PAIN; PYURIA; and FEVER. It is usually related to infections in the URINARY TRACT, which likely spread to the EPIDIDYMIS and then the TESTIS through either the VAS DEFERENS or the lymphatics of the SPERMATIC CORD.
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Oregon
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D009922 |
[State bounded on the north by Washington, on the east by Idaho, on the south by California and Nevada, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
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Orexin Receptor Antagonists
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D000068796 |
[Substances that bind to and inhibit the action of OREXIN RECEPTORS. Drugs in this class have been used as SLEEP AIDS, PHARMACEUTICAL.
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Orexin Receptors
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D064446 |
[G-protein-coupled NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTORS that have specificity for OREXINS and play a role in appetite control, and sleep-wake cycles. Two principle receptor types exist, each having a specificity for OREXIN A and OREXIN B peptide subtypes.
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Orexins
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D000068797 |
[Neuropeptide hormones that play a role in regulating a variety of behavioral and physiological processes in response to motivational stimuli.
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Orf virus
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D009923 |
[The type species of PARAPOXVIRUS which causes a skin infection in natural hosts, usually young sheep. Humans may contract local skin lesions by contact. The virus apparently persists in soil.
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Organ Culture Techniques
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D009924 |
[A technique for maintenance or growth of animal organs in vitro. It refers to three-dimensional cultures of undisaggregated tissue retaining some or all of the histological features of the tissue in vivo. (Freshney, Culture of Animal Cells, 3d ed, p1)
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Organ Dysfunction Scores
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D063305 |
[Ratings that express in numerical values the degree of impairment or abnormality in the function of specific organs.
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Organ Motion
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D000075530 |
[Movement of internal organs due to physiological processes.
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Organ Preservation
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D009926 |
[The process by which organs are kept viable outside of the organism from which they were removed (i.e., kept from decay by means of a chemical agent, cooling, or a fluid substitute that mimics the natural state within the organism).
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Organ Preservation Solutions
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D019188 |
[Solutions used to store organs and minimize tissue damage, particularly while awaiting implantation.
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Organ Size
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D009929 |
[The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness.
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Organ Sparing Treatments
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D059351 |
[Techniques, procedures, and therapies carried out on diseased organs in such a way to avoid complete removal of the organ and preserve the remaining organ function.
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Organ Specificity
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D009928 |
[Characteristic restricted to a particular organ of the body, such as a cell type, metabolic response or expression of a particular protein or antigen.
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Organ Trafficking
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D064877 |
[Criminal activity that occurs in three broad categories. Firstly, cases where traffickers force or deceive the victims into giving up an organ. Secondly, there are cases where victims formally or informally agree to sell an organ and are cheated because they are not paid for the organ or are paid less than the promised price. Thirdly, vulnerable persons are treated for an ailment, which may or may not exist and thereupon organs are removed without the victim's knowledge.
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Organ Transplantation
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D016377 |
[Transference of an organ between individuals of the same species or between individuals of different species.
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Organ of Corti
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D009925 |
[The equivalent of the organ of Corti in non-mammalian tetrapods although its shape has evolved into a more extended structure in mammals.
, The spiral EPITHELIUM containing sensory AUDITORY HAIR CELLS and supporting cells in the cochlea. Organ of Corti, situated on the BASILAR MEMBRANE and overlaid by a gelatinous TECTORIAL MEMBRANE, converts sound-induced mechanical waves to neural impulses to the brain.
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Organelle Biogenesis
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D001678 |
[The natural growth and development within living CELLS.
, The growth and division of pre-existing MITOCHONDRIA.
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