OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT
a circuit which generates a recurring trend of output. Different from an endogenous oscillator, it isn't always biological.
OSCILLOGRAPH
noun. A tool, frequently utilized in analyses of bodily operations, which makes graphic documentations of wave types of electrical energy.
OSCILLOMETER
noun. a tool for gauging oscillations, particularly those correlated with bodily operations, like variants in arterial pulsation.
OSCILLOPSIA
the feeling of sensing oscillating motion of the surroundings. This illusory moving can be a result of vestibular cerebellar damage,…
OSCILLOSCOPE
noun. an electronic gadget which documents and expresses visually an electrical or sound current on a fluorescent screen of a…
OSGOOD, CHARLES EGERTON
(1916-1991) An American psychologist, Osgood attained his PhD in psychology at Yale University. He later became a faculty member at…
OSMOLAGNIA
noun. carnal interest in and satisfaction stemming from scents emanating from the body, particularly from the genitalia.
OSMOLARITY
noun. the concentration of an osmotic mixture, gauged in osmoles per liter of the mixture.
OSMOMETRIC THIRST
thirst stemming from a loss of cellular fluids and a general escalation in osmotic pressure. Commonly referred to as intracellular…
OSMORECEPTOR
noun. a hypothetical receptor within the hypothalamus which reacts to alterations in the concentrations of many compounds in the body
OSMOREGULATION
an involved mechanism for keeping the optimum content of water and electrolytes in the body cells and extracellular fluid of…
OSMOTIC PRESSURE
the pressure necessitated to hinder the movement of water by way of a partially permeable membrane from a region of…
OSTEOPATHY
noun. a healthcare system based upon the belief that several illnesses or dysfunctions are a result of anatomical impairments in…