Author: Glossary
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Eudaimonia
A sense of fulfillment that arises from achieving one’s full potential as a human being. Aristotle’s concept of happiness possessed of true well-being that is a by-product of living the virtuous life.
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Euchlorhydria
The presence of the normal amount of free hydrochloric acid in gastric juice. The normal condition of bile regarding its constituents and the amount secreted.
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Eubiotics
The science of healthy and hygienic living.
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Eubacterium
A genus of gram-positive, anaerobic bacilli, part of the resident flora of the human colon and skin. They are opportunists in necrotic tissue.
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Etymology
The science of the origin and development of words. Most medical words are derived from Latin and Greek, but many of those from Greek have come through Latin and have been modified by it. Generally, when two Greek words are used to form one word, they are connected by the letter “o”. Many medical words…
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Etiotropic
Directed against the cause of a disease; used of a drug or treatment that destroys or inactivates the causal agent of a disease. Opposite of nosotropic.
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Etic
In anthropology and transcultural nursing, related to a kind of analysis that relies on objective criteria; the description of an illness by an observer of a phenomenon rather than by someone experiencing that phenomenon.
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Ethylcellulose
An ether of cellulose, used in preparing drugs.
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Ethyl
In organic chemistry, the radical C2H5, which is contained in many compounds, including ethyl ether, ethyl alcohol, and ethyl acetate.
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Ethnography
The study of the culture of a single society. Data are gathered by direct observation during a period of residence with the group.