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- English Word Opisthobranchia Definition Alt. of Opisthobranchiata
- English Word Opisthobranchiata Definition A division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing organs are usually situated behind the heart. It includes the tectibranchs and nudibranchs.
- English Word Opisthobranchiate Definition Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
- English Word Opisthobranchiate Definition One of the Opisthobranchiata.
- English Word Opisthocoelian Definition Alt. of Opisthocoelous
- English Word Opisthocoelous Definition Concave behind; -- applied especially to vertebrae in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior concave.
- English Word Opisthodome Definition A back chamber; especially, that part of the naos, or cella, farthest from the main entrance, sometimes having an entrance of its own, and often used as a treasury.
- English Word Opisthoglypha Definition A division of serpents which have some of the posterior maxillary teeth grooved for fangs.
- English Word Opisthography Definition A writing upon the back of anything, as upon the back of a leaf or sheet already written upon on one side.
- English Word Opisthomi Definition An order of eellike fishes having the scapular arch attached to the vertebrae, but not connected with the skull.
- English Word Opisthopulmonate Definition Having the pulmonary sac situated posteriorly; -- said of certain air-breathing Mollusca.
- English Word Opisthotic Definition The inferior and posterior of the three elements forming the periotic bone.
- English Word Opisthotonos Definition A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
- English Word Opitulation Definition The act of helping or aiding; help.
- English Word Opium Definition The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white poppy.
- English Word Ople tree Definition The witch-hazel.
- English Word Opobalsam Definition Alt. of Opobalsamum
- English Word Opobalsamum Definition The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the Balsamodendron opobalsamum, now commonly called balm of Gilead. See under Balm.
- English Word Opodeldoc Definition A kind of plaster, said to have been invented by Mindererus, -- used for external injuries.
- English Word Opodeldoc Definition A saponaceous, camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in alcohol, with the addition of camphor and essential oils; soap liniment.