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OM osteomyelitis: otitis media: om: every morning (from Latin omni mane). Generally written in lowercase. OME: otitis media with effusion (fluid in the inner ear without other symptoms) OMS Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome: on: every night (from Latin omni nocte). Generally written in lowercase. O/N: overnight OOB: out of bed OP: outpatient ...
The definition of osteomyelitis (OM) is broad, and encompasses a wide variety of conditions. Traditionally, the length of time the infection has been present and whether there is suppuration ( pus formation) or osteosclerosis (pathological increased density of bone ) are used to arbitrarily classify OM. Chronic OM is often defined as OM that ...
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes). This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
List of medical abbreviations: Overview; List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations; List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel; List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions; List of optometric abbreviations
om(o)-shoulder Greek ὦμος (ômos), shoulder omoplate-oma (singular), -omata (plural) tumor, mass, fluid collection Greek -μα (-ma), suffix added to verbs to form nouns indicating the result of a process or action; cf. English -tion: sarcoma, teratoma, mesothelioma: omphal(o)-of or pertaining to the navel, the umbilicus
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Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome (OMS), also known as opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia (OMA), is a rare neurological disorder of unknown cause which appears to be the result of an autoimmune process involving the nervous system.