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Objective complaints
— What the doctor finds by examination.
Oblique
— Slanting; diagonal.
Occipital
— Pertaining to the back of the head.
Orthopedics
— Pertaining to the correction or prevention of deformities of the musculoskeletal system.
Orthopedist
— Medical doctor who specializes in the preservation and restoration of the skeletal system and its articulations.
Osteoarthritis
— a type of arthritis that is caused by the breakdown and eventual loss of the cartilage of one or more joints. Cartilage is a protein substance that serves as a "cushion" between the bones of the joints. Osteoarthritis is also known as degenerative arthritis.
Osteopathy
— A medical therapy that emphasizes manipulative procedures and uses medication or surgery and specializes in various areas of medicine.
Osteoporosis
— a condition characterized by the loss of the normal density of bone, resulting in fragile bone. Osteoporosis leads to literally abnormally porous bone that is more compressible like a sponge, than dense like a brick. This disorder of the skeleton weakens the bone causing an increase in the risk for breaking bones (bone fracture).
Out-of-network
— A provision for reimbursement of services by a provider who is not a member of the patients HMO that usually involves a higher co-pay or a reduction in reimbursement.
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