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  • 1organo- — Organ; organic. [G. organon] * * * prefix denoting organ or organic. Examples: organogenesis (formation of); organopathy (disease of) …

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  • 2History of Medicine —     History of Medicine     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine     The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… …

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  • 3New England Journal of Medicine — País EE. UU. Idioma Inglés Categoría Medicina Abreviatura N Eng J Med Año de f …

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  • 4organogenesis — Formation of organs during development. SYN: organogeny. [organo + G. genesis, origin] * * * or·gan·o·gen·e·sis .ȯr gə nō jen ə səs, ȯr .gan ə n, pl e·ses .sēz the origin and development of bodily organs compare …

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  • 5organoleptic — 1. Stimulating any of the organs of sensation. 2. Susceptible to a sensory stimulus. [organo + G. leptikos, disposed to accept] * * * or·gan·o·lep·tic .ȯr gə nō lep tik, ȯr .gan ə adj 1) being, affecting, or relating to qualities (as taste,… …

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  • 6organology — Branch of science concerned with the anatomy, physiology, development, and functions of the various organs. SEE ALSO: splanchnology. [organo + G. logos, study] * * * or·gan·ol·o·gy .ȯr gə näl ə jē n …

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  • 7organopathy — Any disease especially affecting one of the organs of the body. [organo + G. pathos, suffering] * * * or·ga·nop·a·thy (or″gə nopґə the) [organo + pathy] organic disease …

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  • 8organotaxis — The tendency to migrate to a certain organ selectively. [organo + G. taxis, orderly arrangement] * * * or·ga·no·tax·is (or″gə no takґsis) [organo + taxis] a tendency to selective migration to some particular organ …

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  • 9organotrophic — 1. Pertaining to the nourishment of an organ. 2. Pertaining to a microorganism that uses organic sources as a reducing power. [organo + G. trophe, nourishment] * * * or·gan·o·tro·phic trō fik, träf ik adj obtaining energy by the oxidation of… …

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  • 10organotropism — The special affinity of particular drugs, pathogens, or metastatic tumors for particular organs or their component parts. Cf.:parasitotropism. SYN: organotropy. [organo + G. trope, a turning] * * * or·gan·o·tro·pism trō .piz əm n the quality or… …

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