Glossary

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  • Cicatricial entropion

    An inversion resulting from scar tissue on the inner surface of the lid.  

  • Entrance skin exposure

    The dose of radiation to which the surface of the body is exposed during a radiographic procedure.  

  • Entrain

    To alter the biological rhythm of an organism so that it assumes a cycle different from a 24-hour one.  

  • Entrails

    The intestines of an animal.  

  • Entozoon

    Any animal parasite living within the body of another animal.  

  • Entotic

    To the interior of the ear or to the perception of sound as affected by the condition of the auditory apparatus.  

  • Entoretina

    The internal layer of the retina.  

  • Entoptic phenomenon

    A visual phenomenon arising from within the eye, marked by the perception of floating bodies, circles of light, black spots, and transient flashes of light. It may be due to the individual’s own blood cells moving through the retinal vessels, or to floaters, which are small specks of tissue floating in the vitreous fluid.  

  • Entoptic

    To the interior of the eye.  

  • Entomophthoramycosis

    A disease caused by fungi of the class Zygomycetes, which includes two genera ( Conidiobolus and Basidiobolus) responsible for human disease. Conidiobolus causes infections of the heart and face; Basidiobolus produces infections in other parts of the body.