Author: Glossary
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Etat crible
Multiple irregular perforations of Peyer’s patches of the intestines. These patches are characteristic of typhoid fever.
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Estrus cycle
The sequence from the beginning of one estrus period to the beginning of the next. It includes proestrus, estrus, and metestrus followed by a short period of quiescence called diestrus.
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Estruation
The sexually fertile period in female mammals. In lay terminology, the period of heat.
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Estropipate
Estrogen manufactured synthetically from plant sources.
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Estrinization
The production of vaginal epithelial changes characteristic of estrogen stimulation.
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Estivoautumnal
To summer and autumn, formerly applied to a type of malaria.
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Esthesioscopy
The testing of tactile and other forms of sensibility.
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Esthesioneuroblastoma
A malignant glioma of the nasal passages. The tumor is occasionally partially responsive to surgical removal, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy.
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Esthesiology
The science of sensory phenomena.
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Esthematology
The science of the sense organs and their function.