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eccrine sweat gland (ĔK-rĭn swet gland): Type of gland that produces a hypotonic sweat for thermoregulation.
echocardiogram (ĕk-ō-KĂR-dē-ō-grăm): A record (using) sound of the heart.
echocardiography (ek-ō-kard-ē-OG-ră-fē): Process of using sound to record the heart.
eclampsia (e-KLAMP-sē-ă): A very serious condition in pregnancy with hypertension; patients are at high risk of coma, convulsions, and even death.
ectopic pregnancy (ek-TOP-ik PREG-năn-sē): The embryo implants any other place but the inner endo-uterine lining.
eczema (eg-ZĒ-mă): Noninfectious, inflammatory disease presents as redness, blisters, scabs, and itching.
edema (ĕ-DĒ-mă): Puffy swollen tissue due to accumulation of fluid.
efferent lymphatic vessels (EF-ĕ-rĕnt lim-FAT-ik VES-ĕls): Lead out of a lymph node.
efferent nerves (EF-ĕ-rĕnt nĕrvs): Nerve tissue that carries impulses away from the CNS towards the peripheral that result in motor response (movement).
ejaculation (i-jak-yŭ-LĀ-shŏn): The action of ejecting semen from the body.
ejaculatory duct (ē-JĂK-ū-lă-tōr-ē dŭkt): Duct that connects the ampulla of the ductus deferens with the duct of the seminal vesicle at the prostatic urethra.
electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG) (ē-lĕk-trō-KĂR-dē-ō-grăm): A recording of the electrical impulses in the heart.
electrocardiograph (ē-lĕk-trō-KĂR-dē-ō-grăf): Instrument used to record electrical activity within the heart.
electrocardiography (ē-lĕk-trō-KĂR-dē-ŎG-ră-fē): Process of recording the electrical (activity) of the heart.
electrocochleography (ē-lek-trō-kok-lē-OG-ră-fē): Process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea.
electroencephalogram (ĕ-lek-trō-ĕn-SEF-ă-lŏ-gram): The record of electrical activity of the brain.
electroencephalograph (ē-lĕk-trō-ĕn-SĔF-ă-lō-grăf): Instrument used to record electrical activity of the brain.
electroencephalography (ĕ-lek-trō-ĕn-sef-ă-LOG-ră-fē): Process of recording the electrical activity of the brain.
electromyography (ē-lĕk-trō-mī-ŎG-ră-fē): Measures muscle response or electrical activity in response to a nerve’s stimulation of the muscle.
elements (EL-ĕ-mĕnts): Unique pure substances.
embolus (EM-bŏ-lŭs): Obstruction in a blood vessel such as a blood clot, fatty mass, air bubble, or other foreign matter that interrupts the flow of blood to an organ or some part of the body.
embryogenic (ĕm-brē-ō-JĔN-ĭk): Producing an embryo.
embryoid (EM-brē-ōyd): Resembling an embryo.
emesis (ĔM-ĕ-sĭs): Vomiting.
emulsification (ē-mŭl-sĭ-fĭ-KĀ-shŭn): The process of breaking down the fat into smaller blood cells which makes it easy for enzymes to function and digest food.
encephalitis (en-sef-ă-LĪT-ĭs): Inflammation of the brain.
encephalomalacia (en-sef-ă-lō-mă-LĀ-sh(ē-)ă): Softening of the brain.
encephalomyeloradiculitis (ĕn-sĕf-ă-lō-mī-ĕ-lō-ră-dĭk-ū-LĪ-tĭs): Inflammation of brain, spinal cord and nerve roots.
encephalosclerosis (ĕn-SĔF-ă-lō-sklă-RŌ-sĭs): Hardening of the brain.
endarterectomy (ĕnd-ăr-tĕr-ĔK-tō-mē): Excision within the artery.
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