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Medical Dictionary Terms Beginning with E
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Embryo
Embryo: The organism from fertilization to, in humans, the beginning of the third month of pregnancy. After that point in time, it is termed a fetus.more detail info...
Emergency supplies kit
Emergency supplies kit: You and your family can cope best by preparing for disaster before it strikes. One way to prepare is by assembling a Disaster Supplies Kit. Once disaster hits, you won't have time to shop or search for supplies. But if you'vmore detail info...
Emesis
Emesis: Vomiting.The word ôemesisö comes from the Greek ôemeinö meaning ôto vomit.ömore detail info...
Emetic
Emetic: Something that causes emesis, that makes you vomit. For example, ipecac. The word ôemeticö comes from the Greek ôemeinö meaning ôto vomit.ömore detail info...
Emphysema
Emphysema: A lung condition featuring an abnormal accumulation of air in the tissue of the lung called alveoli (the lung's many tiny air sacs).more detail info...
Empiric risk
Empiric risk: The chance that a disease will occur in a family based upon experience (past history, medical records, etc.) rather than theory.more detail info...
Empyema
Empyema: Pus in the pleural space (space between the outer surface of the lung and the chest wall). Empyema typically is a result of a serious bacterial infection.more detail info...
EMT (abbreviation)
EMT (abbreviation): An emergency medical technician, a person trained in and expert in the performance of the procedures required in emergency medical care.more detail info...
Enathem
Enathem: A rash inside the body. An example: the spots in measles (KoplikÆs spots) inside the mouth that look like a tiny grains of white sand surrounded by a red ring.more detail info...
Encapsulated
Encapsulated: Confined to a specific area; the tumor remains in a compact form.more detail info...
Encephalitis
Encephalitis: Inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis occurs, for example, in 1 in 1,000 cases of measles. It may start (up to 3 weeks) after onset of the measles rash and present with high fever, convulsions, and coma. It usually runs a blessedlymore detail info...
Encephalomyelitis
Encephalomyelitis: Inflammation of both the brain and the spinal cord. Encephalomyelitis can be caused by a variety of conditions that lead to inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Among the common causes of encephalomyelitis are viruses which inmore detail info...
Encopresis
Encopresis: Inability to control the elimination of stool (fecal incontinence).more detail info...
Endemic
Endemic: Present in a community at all times, but occurring in low frequency. Continuously present (as, for example, with malaria in some areas or illicit drugs in a neighborhood). The opposite of epidemic (a sudden outbreak). When an epidemic becmore detail info...
Endemic typhus
Endemic typhus: Murine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microoganism, Rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (Xenopsymore detail info...
Endocardium
Endocardium: The lining of the interior surface of the heart chambers. Consists of a layer of endothelial cells and an underlying layer of connective tissue.more detail info...
Endocervical curettage
Endocervical curettage: The removal of tissue from the inside of the cervix using a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette.more detail info...
Endocrinology
Endocrinology: The study of the medical aspects of hormones and their associated diseases and conditions. (An endocrinologist is a doctor that specializes in the management of hormone conditions).more detail info...
Endocrinopathy
Endocrinopathy: Literally, a disease of an endocrine gland. A medical term for a hormone problem. For example, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, etc.more detail info...
Endogenous
Endogenous: Inside. For example, endogenous cholesterol is cholesterol that is made inside the body and is not in the diet.more detail info...