Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr.
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Pertaining to the olive, a structure in the brain.
- Olivopontocerebellar
Pertaining to three particular parts of the brain — namely, the oliva, the pons, and the cortex of the cerebellum. The oliva (olive) is a rounded prominence on the surface of the medulla oblongata in the brain. The olivopontocerebellar pathway consists of nerve fibers that connect the olivary nucleus to the pons and cerebellum. Olivopontocerebellar […]
- Olivopontocerebellar atrophy
OPCA I (or SPA 1) — Autosomal dominant. Onset of symptoms usually in the third or fourth decade of life, most often around age 30. Due to expansion of a CAG trinucleotide sequence in the ataxin-1 gene (ATX1) on chromosome 6p23. OPCA II — Autosomal recessive. Called the Fickler-Winkler type of OPCA. Differs from OPCA […]
- Ollier disease
A condition characterized by multiple enchondromas — benign masses of cartilage growing within bones. An enchondroma can deform and shorten a limb and predispose to a fracture at the site. The disorder can be caused by a mutation in the gene for the parathyroid hormone receptor (PTHR1). Also known as enchondromatosis.
- oma
Suffix meaning a swelling or tumor. Many words in medicine end in -oma. Some examples include adenoma, atheroma, carcinoma, condyloma, fibroma, glaucoma, glioma, granuloma, hemangioma, hematoma, lipoma, lymphoma, melanoma, meningioma, myeloma, neuroblastoma, neuroma, papilloma, retinoblastoma, sarcoma, and xanthoma. The medical suffix -oma came from the Greek suffix -oma which was used in a different way […]