slang starting with 'o'
obesogen
- Definition:
- An obesogen is a chemical compound, foreign to the body, that can disrupt normal development or homeostasis (usually concerning metabolism and use of lipids, or fat) inducing obesity. Formally, they are a class of natural and synthetic chemicals known as endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). 'Obesogen' was originally coined by Bruce Blumberg, Ph.D. of the University of California, Irvine.
- Usage:
- You can reduce your exposure to pesticidal obesogens by going organic with the dirty dozen.
ostrich treatment
- Definition:
- When a doctor or nurse discovers a potential problem with a patient and decides to pretend it's not there and hope it goes away.
- Usage:
- We opened him up and found a strange abscess. Given all the other complications we were dealing with, we decided that the ostrich treatment would be the best course of action.
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