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O-Phenylenediamine
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. o-Phenylenediamine Common name o-phenylenediamine Systematic name benzene-1,2-diamine Other na..

Ophaboom Theatre Company
The Ophaboom Theatre Company was founded in 1991 by Geoff Beale and Howard Gayton. Based in London, England, the company specializes in creating and performing contemporary works in the Italian Commedia dell'Arte tradition. In its earliest form, Commedia married the rough entertainments of traveling..

Ophan
An Ophan (plural Ophanin, Ophannin or Ophanim) is one of a class of celestial beings described in the Book of Enoch with the Cherubim and Seraphim as never sleeping, but watching (or guarding) the throne of God. The word Ophan means "wheel" in Hebrew so the Ophanin have been associated with the des..

Ophanimon
Ophanimon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. She is one of the two Mega digivolutions for Gatomon. She is the only female member of the Celestial Digimon that preserve the balance of the Digital World. Contents 1 Description1.1 Digivolution1.2 Attacks2 Appe..

Opha Mae Johnson
redirect[[Template:Portal]] Opha Mae Johnson (born c. 1900) was an United States Marine in the late 1910s. She became the first woman to enlist in the Marine Corps when on August 13, 1918 she enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve, in the midst of World War I. Johnson was one of more than 300 women t..

Ophcrack
Ophcrack is an Open Source (GPL License) program that cracks Windows LM hashes using rainbow tables. It can crack 99.9% of alphanumeric passwords of up to 14 characters in usually a few seconds, and at most a few minutes. There is also a LiveCD version which automates the retrieval, decryption, an..

Ophecleide
Ophecleide and Contra Ophecleide are extremely powerful reed stops in pipe-organ building. The name comes from the early brass instrument, forerunner of the tuba, the ophicleide. The ophecleide is of 16' pitch, the contra ophecleide of 32' pitch. While they can be 8' or 16' reeds in a manual divis..

Opheim, Montana
Opheim is a town in Valley County, Montana, United States. The population was 111 at the 2000 census. Geography Opheim is located at [48°51′29″N, 106°24′35″W] (48.857981, -106.409816)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town..

Ophel
This entry incorporates text from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. Ophel - hill; mound, the long, narrow, rounded promontory on the southern slope of the temple hill in Jerusalem, between the Tyropoeon and the Kedron valley (2 Chr. 27:3; 33:14; Neh. 3:26,..

Ophelia
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Ophelia is a female character from Hamlet by William Shakespeare. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, daughter to Polonius, sister to Laertes, and love interest of Hamlet. She is a loyal and dutiful daughter, who obeys her father's instruction to "lock ..

Ophelia (album)
Ophelia is the title of a 1998 album, film, and song by Natalie Merchant. Merchant seems to see Shakespeare's Ophelia as a figure encompassing many important feminine archetypes. The album and film explore several of these. Track listing "Ophelia""Life is Sweet""Kind & Generous""Frozen Charlotte..

Ophelia (disambiguation)
Ophelia may be: Fictional characters: Ophelia (character), Hamlet's loveOphelia, fictional character in The Life and Times of Juniper Lee Artistic works: A painting by John William WaterhouseOphelia (painting) by John Everett MillaisOphelia, choreographic piano piece by John CageOphelia (album), of..

Ophelia (moon)
There is also an asteroid called 171 Ophelia. {| Ophelia Discovery Discovered by Richard J. Terrile / Voyager 2 Discovered in January 20, 1986 Orbital characteristics Mean radius 53,764 km Eccentricity 0.0101 Orbital period 0.37641 d Inclination 0.093° (to Uranus' equator) ..

Ophelia (painting)
Ophelia Sir John Everett Millais, 1851-1852 oil on canvas, 168 × 112 cm Tate Gallery Ophelia is a painting by John Everett Millais, completed in 1852. It depicts the character from Shakespeare's play Hamlet singing while floating in a river just before her death by drowning, as describe..

Ophelia Benson
Ophelia Benson is the editor of the website Butterflies and Wheels, Deputy Editor of The Philosopher's Magazine and joint-author with Jeremy Stangroom, founder and webmaster of Butterflies and Wheels, of The Dictionary of Fashionable Nonsense and Why Truth Matters. External links [Butterflies ..

Ophelia Dahl
Ophelia Magdalena Dahl (born May 12, 1964) is a health care advocate. Dahl is currently the executive director of Partners In Health (PIH), a Boston, Massachusetts based non-profit health care organization dedicated to providing a "preferential option for the poor." She first encountered Paul Farme..

Ophelia Devore
Ophelia DeVore was the first African-American model in the United States. In 1946, she helped establish the Grace Del Marco Agency, one of the first modeling agencies in America focused on the ethnic market. Life DeVore was born on August 12, 1922 in Edgefield, South Carolina. DeVore was one of te..

Ophelia Ford
Ophelia Ford is a former member of the Tennessee Senate. Ms. Ford is the sister of former state senator John Ford and former U.S. Representative Harold Ford, Sr., and the aunt of U.S. Representative Harold Ford, Jr.. John Ford resigned his senate seat after he was indicted in Operation Tennessee..

Ophelia Learns to Swim
Ophelia Learns to Swim is the debut feature of Jürgen Vsych, aka The Woman Director, who is also the writer-director-producer of 29 short films. A wimpy girl turns superheroine when she teams with The Librarian, The Chocolatier and Mother Nature to battle corporate villains Virginia Svelte, Cos..

Ophelia Marie
Ophelia Marie was a popular singer of cadence-lypso from Dominica in the 1980s. She is sometimes referred to as Dominica's Lady of Song, and the First Lady of Creole. She has toured widely in France and had concerts broadcast over much of the Francophone world. She was the first non-French winner..

Ophélie Winter
Ophélie Kleerekoper-Winter (born February 20, 1974 in Boulogne, France) is a French singer and actress. Contents 1 Biography2 Singing career3 Filmography4 External link Biography Her father was a Dutch pop singer during the 1970s, while her mother was a French fashion model,..

Ophellantha
Ophellantha is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae. ..

Ophemert
The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Ophemert in the municipality of Neerijnen. Ophemert ([51°51′N 5°23′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neerijnen, and lies about 5 km south of Tiel. In 2001, ..

Opheodrys
Opheodrys is a genus of small colubrid snakes commonly referred to as green snakes. The genus consists of two distinct species with five recognized subspecies. Contents 1 Species2 Range3 Description4 Behavior & Diet5 In captivity6 References Species Rough Green Sn..

Opheodrys aestivus
The Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) is a non-venomous North American snake. It is sometimes Grass Snake or Green Grass Snake, but these names are more commonly applied to the Smooth Green Snake, Opheodrys vernalis. (The European colubrid called Grass Snake is unrelated.) The Rough Green Snak..

Opheusden
The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Opheusden in the municipality of Neder-Betuwe. Opheusden ([51°56′N 5°38′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Neder-Betuwe, and lies about 5 km south of Wagening..

Ophiacodon
Ophiacodon is a large synapsid pelycosaur. It is at least two meters in length, the largest ones were 2.5 meters, and the smaller ones were 1.5 meters. Ophiacodon 's size increases as time progresses during the Early Permian epoch until its extinction at the end of the epoch. It is a specialized me..

Ophiacodontidae
Ophiacodontidae (or Ophiacodonts) were pelycosaur synapsids. They appeared in the Late Carboniferous period. Archaeothyris, and Protoclepsydrops, which were oldest synapsids (though Protoclepsydrops being the first synapsid is still unconfirmed because its fossils were fragmentary), were the member..

Ophichthidae
Ophichthidae is a family of eels, comprising species commonly called worm eels and snake eels. The term "Ophichthidae" comes from Greek ophis ("serpent") and ichthys ("fish"). Distribution and habitats They range from tropical to warm temperate waters. They are coastal, but some species will also..

Ophicleide
The ophicleide ([ˈɑ.fɪ.klaɪd]) is a brass bass instrument related to the bugle. It was the structural cornerstone of the brass section of the Romantic orchestra, replacing the outdated serpent, a Renaissance instrument. Its long tubing bends back on itself, and it has nine keys which c..

Ophiderpeton
Ophiderpeton is an extinct genus of lepospondyl amphibian from the Carboniferous period. It was about 70 cm (2 ft 4 in) long. An aïstopod, Ophiderpeton lacked any trace of limbs and looked like a snake. Its body had 230 vertebrae and a 15 cm (6 in) skull with large eyes that were positioned in t..

Ophiderpetontidae
Ophiderpetontidae is an extinct family of lepospondyl amphibians from the Carboniferous period. aïstopodids, Ophiderpetonidea lacked any trace of limbs and resembled modern snakes. ..

Ophidian
Ophidian has the following meanings: A snakeOphidian 2350, a gameA minor record label offshoot of Rotator Recordsredirect [[Template:Disambig]]..

Ophidian 2350
Ophidian: 2350 is a collectible card game (CCG) created by Ophidian Games and Fleer. It uses a revolutionary system called the Flow to replace the normal turn-based system typically used in other games in this genre. Backstory As the name suggests, Ophidian 2350 takes place in the year 2350, wher..

Ophidiasteridae
Ophidiasteridae (Greek ophidia, Οφιδια, "of snakes", diminutive form) is a family of sea stars with 31 existing genera. Occuring both in Indo-Pacific and Atlantic, ophidiasterids are greatest in diversity in the Indo-Pacific. Many of the genera in this family exhibits brilliant color and patt..

Ophidicism
Ophidicism, is a sexual act in which a woman inserts the tail of a snake or eel in her vagina, and receives pleasure as it wriggles to get free. It can be dangerous in that some reptiles carry salmonella. Ophidicism has been documented as being practiced (as well as many other sexual acts) in Ancien..

Ophidiidae
The Ophidiidae, including the cusk eels, are a group of marine fishes in the order Ophidiiformes. The name is from Greek ophis meaning "snake", and refers to their eel-like appearance. However, they can be distinguished from true eels by their ventral fins, which are developed into a forked barbel-..

Ophidiiformes
Ophidiiformes is an order of ray-finned fish that includes the cusk eels (family Ophidiidae), pearlfishes (family Carapidae), brotulas (family Bythitidae), and others. This order includes a variety of deep-sea species, including the deepest known, Abyssobrotula galatheae, found at 8,370 m in the ..

Ophidiocephalus
Classification of the genus Ophidiocephalus Genus Ophidiocephalus Ophidiocephalus taeniatus ..

Ophidion
Ophidion mey refer to: Ophidion, a genus of orchids.Ophidion, a genus of cusk eels. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended articl..

Ophidion (plant)
Ophidion ("little snake" in Greek, referring to the united tip of the sepals forming a lateral window) is a genus of orchids found in Central America and the Andes. ..

Ophidiophobia
Ophidiophobia or Ophiophobia refers to the fear of snakes. It is also colloquially termed Snakephobia. It is one of the most common phobias, especially under the broader Zoophobia (animal phobias). A person suffering from Herpetophobia (Fear of Reptiles) is also likely to have a fear of snakes, thou..

Ophiocoma wendtii
The brittle star Ophiocoma wendtii inhabits coral reefs from Bermuda to Brazil. It is known for its advanced compound eyes. Its arms are covered with calcite crystals. In addition to functioning as an armor and giving structural support, the crystals make up its unique visual systems. They minim..

Ophiodes
Classification Genus Ophiodes Ophiodes intermediusOphiodes striatusOphiodes vertebralisOphiodes yacupoi ..

Ophioglossaceae
Ophioglossaceae is a family of primitive ferns, currently thought to be most closely related to Psilotum, the two together forming the sibling group to the rest of the ferns. The number of genera included in the family varies between different authors' treatments, and most conservatively the famil..

Ophioglossophyta
The Ophioglossophyta (lit. 'snake-tongue-leaved') are a small group of plants. Traditionally they are included in the division Pteridophyta, the ferns, originally as a family and later as the order Ophioglossales. However, it is now recognized that this group is wholly distinct from the ferns an..

Ophioglossum
Ophioglossum (adder's-tongue) is a genus of about 25-30 species of Ophioglossales in the family Ophioglossaceae, with a cosmopolitan but primarily tropical and subtropical distribution. The name Ophioglossum comes form the Greek, and means "snake-tongue". Adders-tongues are so-called because the ..

Ophioglossum azoricum
The small adder's-tongue (Ophioglossum azoricum) is a small vascular plant of the genus Ophioglossum, native to islands in the northern Atlantic Ocean and adjacent westernmost Europe from the Azores north to western France, the British Isles and Iceland. The frond consists of a spore-less pointed..

Ophioglossum vulgatum
Ophioglossum vulgatum, commonly known as the Southern adderstongue, is a species of the plant genus Ophioglossum. It is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with a scattered distribution in Europe, Asia, northwestern Africa, and eastern North America. This plant grows from a rh..

Ophiognomon
Classification Genus Ophiognomon ..

Ophiolites
Ophiolites are sections of the oceanic crust and the subjacent upper mantle that have been uplifted or emplaced to be exposed within continental crustal rocks. Ordovician ophiolite in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland. Examples of ophiolites include: Jormua Ophiolite in FinlandTroodos O..

Ophiology
Ophiology (Greek ophis = "snake" + logy = "study") is a branch of herpetology and deals with the scientific study of snakes, including the natural history and behavior of the animals. An individual who studies snakes is known as an ophiologist. Many professional ophiologists find employment in zoos,..

Ophiomorus
Classification Genus Ophiomorus Ophiomorus blanfordiOphiomorus brevipesOphiomorus chernoviOphiomorus latastiiOphiomorus nuchalisOphiomorus persicusOphiomorus punctatissimusOphiomorus raithmaiOphiomorus streetiOphiomorus tridactylus ..

Ophiomorus raithmai
'Ophiomorus raithmai'' is a species of skink found in India and Pakistan. External links [EMBL reptile database]http://itgmv1.fzk.de/www/itg/uetz/herp/photos/Ophiomorus_raithmai.jpg References Anderson,S.C. & Leviton,A.E. 1966 A review of the genus Ophiomorus (Sauria: Scincidae), with..

Ophiomorus tridactylus
Three-toed Snake Skink Ophiomorus tridactylus is a species of skink. Distribution: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan External links [EMBL reptile database] References Anderson,S.C. & Leviton,A.E. 1966 A review of the genus Ophiomorus (Sauria: Scincidae), with descriptions of three new for..

Ophion
Greek deitiesseries Primordial deities Titans and Olympians Chthonic deities Personified concepts Other deities Aquatic deities PoseidonOceanusCetoNereusGlaucusThetisAmphitriteTethys TritonOphionProteusPhorcysPontusOceanidsNereidsNaiads This article is about a figure in Greek mytho..

Ophiophagy
American Kestrel with snake prey Ophiophagy ("snake eating") is a specialized form of feeding or alimentary behavior of animals which hunt and eat snakes. There are ophiophagous mammals (such as the skunks and the mongooses), birds (such as snake eagles, the Secretary Bird, and some hawks), l..

Ophiopogon
Ophiopogon is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the family Ruscaceae. There are about 20 species, native to east, southeast, and south Asia. They grow from short rhizomes, and bear tufts of leaves, from which flowers emerge in racemes held on short stems above the leaves. Some species such as Op..

Ophiosaurus gracilis
Burmese Glass Lizard or Asian Glass Lizard Ophisaurus gracilis is a species of legless lizard found in N India, S China, N Myanmar (Burma), N Indochina, Thailand and Vietnam. Description From C. A. L. Gunther (1864) The Reptiles of British India. This species is very closely allied to its Europ..

Ophioscincus
Ophioscincus is a genus of skink known to inhabit parts of Australia. Classification Genus Ophioscincus Ophioscincus coolooensis Cooloola snake-skinkOphioscincus truncatus Short-limbed snake-skinkOphioscincus ophioscincus Yolk-bellied snake-skink References [Reptiles of Australia skink page&#..

Ophioscincus truncatus
Ophioscincus truncatus is a species of burrowing short-limbed snake-skink that is endemic to the coastal areas and islands of New South Wales and Queensland, in Australia. Classification Subspecies Ophioscincus truncatus truncatus (Peters 1876)Ophioscincus truncatus monswilsonensis (Copland, 1952..

Ophir
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Ophir (Hebrew אוֹפִיר, Standard Hebrew Ofir, Tiberian Hebrew ʾÔp̄îr) is a port or region mentioned in the Bible that was famous for its wealth. King Solomon is supposed to have received a cargo of gold, silver, sandalwood, precious stones, ivory,..

Ophir, Alaska
For other uses of "", see {{{1. Ophir is an unincorporated area located in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It was named by miners after the wealthy land of Ophir mentioned in the Old Testament. The area was the site of a gold rush in 1886. Ophir reached a peak population ..

Ophir, Colorado
Ophir is a town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. The population was 113 at the 2000 census. Geography Ophir is located at [37°51′22″N, 107°49′52″W] (37.856049, -107.831167)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the t..

Ophir, New South Wales
Ophir is the name of a locality in New South Wales, Australia in Cabonne Shire. Ophir is located near the Macquarie River northeast of the city of Orange. Ophir is the place where gold was first discovered in New South Wales in 1851, leading to the Australian Gold Rush. Ophir was named after the..

Ophir, New Zealand
Ophir is a small town in Central Otago, New Zealand, located between Alexandra and Ranfurly beside the Manuherikia River. Originally known as Blacks, when gold was discovered in Central Otago in 1863 the town's population grew to over 1000 as it became the commercial and social centre of the distric..

Ophir, Utah
Ophir is a town in Tooele County, Utah, United States. The population was 23, at the 2000 census, a decrease of two from the 1990 figure of 25. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 External links History Ophir was named for the nearby canyon and mining district. The m..

Ophir (disambiguation)
Ophir may refer to: Ophir, a region mentioned in the Bible that was famous for its wealth.In Genesis 10:29, Ophir was one of the sons of Joktan.Mount Ophir, a 1614m high mountain in Muar, Malaysia, also known as Gunung Ledang.Ophir Pines-Paz, the Interior Minister of Israel, a Knesset member and one..

Ophir Pines-Paz
Ophir Pines-Paz Ophir Pines-Paz (in Hebrew אופיר פינס - פז) (born July 11, 1961) is the Israeli Minister of Science, Technology, Culture and Sports, and a Knesset member. He was and is a popular member of the Labour Party. In December 2004, he topped a party poll for ministerial po..

Ophisops
Ophisops is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae. Species Ophisops beddomeiOphisops elbaensisOphisops elegansOphisops jerdoniiOphisops leschenaultiiOphisops microlepisOphisops minorOphisops occidentalis ..

Ophisops beddomei
Beddome's Snake-Eye Ophisops beddomei is a species of lizard. Distribution: W India Type locality: Bramagherry Hills (Brahmagiri Hills), Wayanad Named after Richard Henry Beddome, 1830-1911, British army officer and botanist. External links [EMBL reptile database] References Beddome, ..

Ophisops elegans
Snake-eyed Lizard Ophisops elegans is a species of lizard. Distribution: E Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, SE Bulgaria, NE Greece (Lesbos, Limnos, Chios, Samos, Samothraki, Agathonisi, Psara), Cyprus, Turkey, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, W Syria, Lebanon, Israel, W Jordan, Iraq, Iran (Kavir desert), N P..

Ophisops jerdonii
Jerdon's Snake-Eye Ophisops jerdonii is a species of lizard. Distribution: E Afghanistan, Pakistan, N/C India External links [EMBL reptile database] References Arnold, E. N. 1989 Towards a phylogeny and biogeography of the Lacertidarelationships within an Old-World family of lizards d..

Ophisops leschenaultii
Ophisops leschenaultii is a species of lizard found in India and eastern Sri Lanka. Description From G. A. Boulenger, Fauna of British India. Upper head shields strongly keeled and striated; anterior labials keeled, forming a projecting margin; canthus rostralis very strong; nostril in the hor..

Ophisops microlepis
Ophisops microlepis is a species of lizard. Distribution: C/NE India, Bangladesh (?) External links [EMBL reptile database] References Blanford,W.T. 1870 Notes on some Reptilia and Amphibia from Central India. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 39: 335-376John,S; Joshi B D; Soni V C 1993 Studies ..

Ophisops minor
Ophisops minor is a species of lizard. Distribution: NE/E India, E Sri Lanka External links [EMBL reptile database] References Deraniyagala, P. 1971 A new lizard from Ceylon. Spol. Zeylan., 32: 103-105 ..

Ophites
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Ophite Diagrams
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Ophiuchus
Ophiuchus click for larger image Abbreviation Oph Genitive Ophiuchi Symbology the snake-holder / the healer Right ascension 17 h Declination 0° Area Ranked 11th Number of stars(magnitude < 3) 5 Brightest star App. magnitude 2.1) Meteor showers OphiuchidsNorthern Ma..

Ophrah
Ophrah - a fawn. 1 Chr. 4:14. (1.) A city of Benjamin (Josh. 18:23); probably identical with Ephron (2 Chr. 13:19) and Ephraim (John 11:54). (2.) "Of the Abi-ezrites." A city of Manasseh, 6 miles south-west of Shechem, the residence of Gideon (Judg. 6:11; 8:27, 32). After his great victory over the..

Ophryacus
Ophryacus is a genus of venomous snakes in the Crotalinae subfamily of the Viperidae family. It consists of two species known as the Mexican pit vipers, as they are only found in Mexico. Species Mexican Black-tailed Pit Viper, Ophryacus melanurus (Müller, 1923))Mexican Horned Pit Viper, Ophryacu..

Ophryocystis elektroscirrha
Ophryocystis elektroscirrha is an obligate, neogregarine protozoan that infects monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus) butterflies. There are no other known hosts. The species was first discovered in Florida, around the late 1960s.. Since then, it has been found in every monarch pop..

Ophrys
The genus Ophrys is a large group of orchids from the alliance Orchis in the subtribe Orchidinae. There are many natural hybrids. The type species is Ophrys insectifera L.1753 They are referred to as the "Bee orchids" due to the flowers of some species resemblance to the furry bodies of Bumble Be..

Ophrys lutea
The Yellow Ophrys (Ophrys lutea) is a European orchid. Contents 1 Description of the flower2 Flowering period3 Habitat4 Distribution Description of the flower Broad asymmetric lateral sepals, dorsal sepal lowered. Extended petals, yellow or with a blue-grey or brown spotte..

Ophthalmia neonatorum
Ophthalmia neonatorum is a form of bacterial conjunctivitis contracted by newborns during delivery. The baby's eyes are contaminated during passage through the birth canal from a mother infected with either Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis. Typical treatment is silver nitrate drops. ..

Ophthalmic
Ophthalmic can refer to: OphthalmologyOphthalmic nerveThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..

Ophthalmic artery
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Ophthalmic nerve
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Ophthalmic veins
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Ophthalmoblapton
Ophthalmoblapton is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae. ..

Ophthalmology
An optical refractor in use. Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases of the eye and their treatment. The word ophthalmology comes from the Greek roots ophthalmos meaning eye and logos meaning word; ophthalmology literally means "The science of eyes." As a discip..

Ophthalmology in medieval Islam
The oculist or kahhal (کحال), a somewhat despised professional in Galen’s time, was an honored member of the medical profession by the Abbasid period, occupying a unique place in royal households. Of all the branches of Islamic medicine, ophthalmology was certainly the foremost. The special..

Ophthalmoparesis
Ophthalmoparesis is a physical finding in certain neurologic illnesses. It refers to paralysis of the extraocular muscles which are responsible for eye movements. It can refer to complete paralysis of the eyes, in which case it is synonymous with ophthalmoplegia. More usually, it refers to a pa..

Ophthalmosaurus
Ophthalmosaurus (meaning “eye lizard” in Greek) was an ichthyosaur known for its considerably big eyes. Ichthyosaurs were mackerel or tuna-like reptiles that lived in the seas of the Mesozoic era. They ranged in size from toddler-sized to T. rex-sized. They fed on fish and mollusks. They were ..

Ophthalmoscope
The ophthalmoscope, invented by Hermann von Helmholtz, is an instrument used to examine the eye. Its use is crucial in determining the health of the retina and the vitreous humor. In 1915, inventors Willam Noah Allyn and Dr. Frederick Welch invented the world's first hand-held direct illuminating o..

Op Hoop van Zegen
The leading Dutch dramatist at the close of the 19th century was Herman Heijermans (1864–1924), a writer of strong realistic and socialistic tendencies who single-handedly brought Dutch theatre into the modern time. His fishermen's tragedy Op hoop van zegen ("Trusting Our Fate in the Hands of God..

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