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- ECTASIASynonym of ectasis.
- ECTASISThe dilation or distention of a hollow or tubular part of the body, typically due to disease or injury.
- ECTHLIPSISThe dropping out or suppression of a consonant from a word, with or without a vowel. In Latin, the elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a
- ECTOPIAThe condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.
- ECTROPIONA condition of loose eyelids, characterized by the turning outward of the lower eyelid.
- ECTYPEAn impression (in wax, clay, &c.) of a seal or medal.
- ECUMENICEcumenical.
- ECZEMAA non-contagious acute or chronic inflammation of the skin, characterized by redness, itching, and the outbreak of oozing vesicular lesions which become encrusted and scaly. Synony
- EDAPHICRelating to, or determined by, conditions of the soil, especially as it relates to biological systems.
- EDAPHOLOGYThe ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
- EDEMAAn excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
- EFFENDIAn educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.
- EIDETICMarked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.
- EIDOGRAPHA pantograph-like (instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale)
- EIDOLONAn image or representation of an idea; a representation of an ideal form; an apparition of some actual or imaginary entity, or of some aspect of reality.
- EIDOSForm; essence; type; species.
- EKPHRASTICPertaining to ekphrasis; clear, lucid.
- ELAEOPTENEThe more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily substances, such as rose oil.
- ELAIOSOMEA fleshy structure rich in lipids attached to the seeds of many plant species, usually to attract ants that disperse the seeds.
- ELAPHINEPertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the red deer, Cervus elaphus.
- ELASTICCapable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
- ELECTOne chosen or set apart.
- ELECTRICOf, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
- ELECTRODEThe terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit.
- ELECTRUMAmber.
- ELECTUARYAny preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.
- ELEGIACOf or relating to an elegy.
- ELEGYA mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
- ELENCHThat part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces or refutes an antagonist; a refutation.
- ELENCHUSA technique of argument associated with Socrates wherein the arguer asks the interlocutor to agree with a series of premises and conclusions, ending with the arguer's intended poin
- ELENCTICServing to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical elenchus or cross-examination.
- ELEPHANTA large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
- ELIXIRA liquid which converts lead to gold.
- ELLIPSISA mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.
- ELLIPTICOf or pertaining to an ellipse.
- ELOGIUMa eulogy
- ELYTRONA sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.
- EMBOLUSAn obstruction causing an embolism: a blood clot, air bubble or other matter carried by the bloodstream and causing a blockage or occlusion of a blood vessel.
- EMBOLYembolic invagination
- EMBROCATETo rub (a diseased part) with a moistened or liquid substance, usually an oil, on a cloth or sponge.
- EMBRYOIn the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.
- EMBRYONArchaic form of embryo.
- EMERALDAny of various green gemstones, especially a green transparent form of beryl, highly valued as a precious stone.
- EMESISThe act or process of vomiting.
- EMETICCausing nausea and vomiting.
- EMPAESTICEmbossed, especially of Ancient Greek art.
- EMPATHYIdentification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
- EMPHASIZETo stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
- EMPHATICCharacterized by emphasis; forceful.
- EMPIRICEmpirical.
- EMPLASTERA plaster.
- EMPLASTRONA plaster.
- EMPUSAIn Ancient Greek mythology, a kind of spectre sent by Hecate to guard roads and devour travellers.
- EMPUSEA phantom; ghost; spectre.
- EMPYREALPertaining to the highest heaven or the empyrean.
- EMPYREANThe highest heaven, supposed by the ancients to be a region of pure light and fire or else composed of ether, and sometimes seen as the dwelling-place of God or other divine beings
- EMULOUSAmbitious or competitive.
- EMYSAny member of the small Emys genus of freshwater pond tortoises.
- ENCARPUSAn ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc.
- ENCAUSTICPrepared by means of heat; burned in.
- ENCOMIASTA person who delivers an encomium or eulogy.
- ENCRATYSelf-control; abstinence.
- ENCRYPTTo conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
- ENDEIXISA legal procedure in Ancient Greece in which a wrongdoer is denounced to the magistrate.
- ENDEMICNative to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
- ENDOMIXISA periodic reorganization of the cell nucleus in certain ciliated protozoa
- ENDOSARCEntoplasm.
- ENDOSTEUMA membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone; an internal periosteum.
- ENDOTHERMICOf a chemical reaction that absorbs heat energy from its surroundings.
- ENEMAAn injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- ENERGETICPossessing or pertaining to energy.
- ENERGYThe impetus behind all motion and all activity.
- ENGRAMA postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory.
- ENIGMASomething or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
- ENIGMATICPertaining to an enigma.
- ENOMOTYA band of sworn soldiers; a division of the Spartan army ranging from twenty-five to thirty-six men, bound together by oath.
- ENTASIAtonic spasm; any disease characterized by tonic spasms, such as tetanus or trismus
- ENTASISA slight convex curvature introduced into the shaft of a column for aesthetic reasons, or to compensate for the illusion of concavity.
- ENTERALOf, pertaining to, within, or by way of the intestines; especially, the small intestine.
- ENTERICOf, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines.
- ENTEROLITHA mineral concretion in the intestinal tract.
- ENTHALPYA measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
- ENTHETICcontagious; catching
- ENTHUSETo show enthusiasm.
- ENTHUSIASMAn intensity of feeling; an excited interest or eagerness.
- ENTOMICRelating to insects; entomological.
- ENTOPICin the usual place, referring to medical or anatomical objects.
- ENTROPYA measure of the disorder present in a system.
- ENURESISInvoluntary urination: urinary incontinence.
- ENZYMEA biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
- EOHIPPUSAn extinct early Eocene mammal (Hyracotherium leporinum), ancestral to the modern horse.
- EOLITHCrudely chopped flints, believed to be naturally produced by geological processes such as glaciation.
- EOLITHICof or relating to the early period of the Stone Age marked by the use of eoliths.
- EOSINA red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains.
- EOSINOPHILA white blood cell responsible for combating parasitic infections in the body.
- EPACRIDAny of the family Ericaceae (syn. Epacridaceae) of heathers.
- EPACTthe time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar months; it is used in the calculation of the date of Easter
- EPAGOMENALinduced, provided
- EPANODOSThe repetition of a sequence of words or phrases in reverse order.
- EPARCHThe governor or prefect of a province.