Glossary

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  • Cervical enamel

    Enamel at the neck of the tooth characterized by shorter enamel rods with more prominent incremental lines and perikymata.  

  • Aprismatic enamel

    A thin surface layer of the tooth, thought to be solid without individual enamel rods or prisms.  

  • Enablement

    Creation of the opportunity to participate in life tasks and occupations despite physical or mental limitations and environmental barriers.  

  • Fat emulsion

    A combination of liquid, lipid, and an emulsifying system suitable for intravenous use because the lipid has been broken into small droplets that can be suspended in water. Such a solution should not be mixed with other fluids prior to intravenous administration.  

  • Empyesis

    Any skin eruption marked by pustules.  

  • Empty-sella syndrome

    A condition, shown by radiography of the skull, in which the sella turcica, which normally contains the pituitary gland, is found to be empty. Clinically, patients may show no endocrine abnormality or may have signs of decreased pituitary function. Hormonal replacement is given to patients with hypopituitarism. In autopsy studies, empty-sella syndrome has been found…

  • Empty follicle syndrome

    In in vitro fertilization investigations, the absence of oocytes in the stimulated follicle of the ovary. This may be a cause of infertility in some individuals.  

  • Empty can test

    An orthopedic test of the shoulder, used to determine the integrity of the supraspinatus muscle. With the patient sitting or standing, the shoulder is fully internally rotated, abducted to 90 degrees, and placed in 30 degrees of forward flexion, as if emptying a beverage can. The patient then attempts to maintain this position against resistance.…

  • Emprosthotonos

    A form of spasm in which the body is flexed forward, sometimes seen in tetanus and strychnine poisoning. Opposite of opisthotonos.  

  • Supported employment

    A program of paid work in regular workplace settings by persons with physical and mental disabilities. Ongoing training is provided by an interdisciplinary team of rehabilitation professionals, employers, and family members.