Category: E

Endometritis accompanied by development of ulcers and shedding of the mucous membrane.  

Collection of fluid that has been used to irrigate the uterine cavity. Cells present in the fluid are examined for evidence of malignancy. This method is used as a screening test for endometrial carcinoma.  

Microscopic examination of a suitable, stained specimen from the endometrium to establish the number of days to the next menstrual period. The dating is based on an ideal 28-day cycle. Thus, day 8 indicates menstruation is 20 days away, and day 23 that it is 5 days away. This system was devised by the late…

Inflammation of the mucosa lining the mastoid cavity and cells.  

A species of ameba inhabiting the intestines of humans, monkeys, and other mammals. Although it is often found in stool specimens, it is usually thought to be a commensal or nonpathogenic inhabitant of the gut.  

Seepage of blood from a graft placed in a diseased blood vessel. The blood leaks out of the graft into the aneurysm that the graft was used to repair.  

Inflammation of the membranous labyrinth.  

Poisoning due to an endogenous toxin (e.g., by hepatotoxins in liver failure, or urea compounds in renal failure). Intoxication of the body by a toxin generated internally.  

The custom or tribal restriction of marriage within a tribe or group.  

Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bladder. Swelling of the urinary bladder’s inner lining.