Fourier domain oct Health Dictionary

A somatostatin analogue, a hormone that acts on the pituitary gland.

Given by injection, octreotide is used mainly in the treatment of acromegaly and hormone-secreting intestinal tumours.

Octreotide is also used to prevent complications following pancreatic surgery.

Side effects may include various gastrointestinal disturbances such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and bloating, flatulence, and diarrhoea.... octreotide

Colloquial term for Hapalochlaena spp.... blue-ringed octopus

(Latin) Feminine form of Octavius; the eighth-born child Octaviana, Octavianne, Octavie, Octiana, Octoviana, Ottavia, Octavi, Octavy, Octavey, Octavee, Octavea... octavia

(American) Born during autumn; born in the month of October Oktober, Octobar, Oktobar... october

A person who is aged between 80 and 89 years.... octogenarian

(Fourier domain OCT) a noncontact noninvasive imaging technique that can reveal layers of the retina by looking at the interference patterns of reflected laser light. Automated software is able to outline the retinal nerve-fibre layer with great precision, which is relevant in glaucoma.... spectral domain optical coherence tomography