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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