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Elbow pain
Elbow pain: The elbow joint is quite complex because it is the area of union of three long bones. Elbow pain has many causes including arthritis and bursitis. Tendinitis can affect the inner or outer elbow; the treatment includes ice, rest, and medicatmore detail info...
Elbow, arthritis of the
Elbow, arthritis of the: Inflammation (arthritis) of the elbow joint can be due to many systemic forms of arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis, gouty arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and Reiter’s disease. Generally, themore detail info...
Elbow, cellulitis of the
Elbow, cellulitis of the: Inflammation of the skin around the elbow due to infection (cellulitis) commonly occurs as a result of abrasions or puncture wounds permitting bacteria on the surface of the skin to invade the deeper layers of the skin. This cmore detail info...
Elbow, golfer’s
Elbow, golfer’s: The inner portion of the elbow is a bony prominence called the medial epicondyle. Tendons from the muscles attach here and can be injured, causing medial epicondylitis. To those who play the ancient Scottish sport, this is &gmore detail info...
Elbow, tennis
Elbow, tennis: The outer bone of the elbow is the lateral epicondyle and is a part of the humerus bone. Tendons are attach to this area which can be injured, causing inflammation or tendinitis (lateral epicondylitis). This is known to tennis players asmore detail info...
Electrocardiogram
Electrocardiogram: A recording of the electrical activity of the heart. To take a specific situation, the initial diagnosis of a heart attack is usually made by a combination of clinical symptoms and characteristic electrocardiogram (EKG) changes. Themore detail info...
Electrodesiccation
Electrodesiccation: Use of an electric current to destroy cancerous tissue and control bleeding.more detail info...
Electrolarynx
Electrolarynx: A battery-operated instrument that makes a humming sound to help laryngectomees talk.more detail info...
Electrolyte
Electrolyte: An electrolyte is a substance that will dissociate into ions in solution and acquire the capacity to conduct electricity. The electrolytes include sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium and phosphate. Informally, called lytes. (The clue to thmore detail info...
Electron microscope
Electron microscope: Microscope that uses electron beams rather than light beams to provide a magnified image of tiny particles. The electron microscope is more powerful than the light microscope and in some diseases can provide detailed images tmore detail info...
Electron microscopy (EM)
Electron microscopy (EM): A microscope in which electron beams replaceslight rays to form the image. EM has its pluses (greater magnification and resolution than optical microscopes) and minuses (you are not really &seeing& objects, but rathemore detail info...
Electrophoresis
Electrophoresis: Method used in clinical and research laboratories for separating molecules according their size and electrical charge. Electrophoresis is used to separate large molecules (such as DNA fragments or proteins) from a mixture of molecules.more detail info...
Electroretinography
Electroretinography (ERG): A test in which the electrical potentials generated by the retina of the eye are measured when it is stimulated by light. In an ERG, an electrode is placed on the cornea at the front of the eye. The electrode measures the elmore detail info...
Eleventh cranial nerve
Eleventh cranial nerve: The eleventh cranial nerve is the accessory nerve. The twelve cranial nerves, the accesssory nerve included, emerge from or enter the skull (the cranium) as opposed to the spinal nerves which emerge from the vertebral column. Themore detail info...
Elliptocytosis
Elliptocytosis: Hematologic disorder characterized by elliptically shaped red blood cells (elliptocytosis) with variable breakup of red cells (hemolysis) and varying degrees of anemia. Inherited as a dominant trait. Due to mutation (change) in one of tmore detail info...
EM
EM: Electron microscopy . Or electron microscopy. Viral particles may be detectable by EM.more detail info...
Embolism, crossed
Embolism, crossed: See Embolism, paradoxical.more detail info...
Embolism, paradoxical
Embolism, paradoxical: Passage of a clot (thrombus) from a vein to an artery. When clots in veins break off (embolize) , they travel first to the right side of the heart and, normally, then to the lungs where they lodge. The lungs act as a filter to prmore detail info...
Embolization
Embolization: A treatment that clogs small blood vessels and blocks the flow of blood, such as to a tumor.more detail info...
Embolus
Embolus: A blockage or plug which is obstructing a blood vessel. Examples of emboli are a detached blood clot, a clump of bacteria, or other foreign material, such as air.more detail info...