Category: E

  • Elastoid

    To a substance formed by hyaline degeneration.  

  • Elastofibroma

    A benign soft tissue tumor that contains elastic and fibrous elements.  

  • Elastic stocking

    A stocking worn to apply pressure to the extremity, aiding the return of blood from the extremity to the heart through the deep veins.  

  • Elastic shoelaces

    A type of assistive device that makes shoes with laces easier to wear by eliminating the movements needed to tie and untie them.  

  • Ekphorize

    In psychiatry, to bring to mind a psychological experience so as to repeat the experience in memory.  

  • Ekbom’s syndrome

    The delusion that one is infested with parasites, especially those that burrow under the skin.  

  • Einsteinium

    A radioactive element with atomic number 99 and an atomic weight of 254.0881. Its symbol is Es.  

  • Eimeria hominis

    A species that has been found in empyema in humans.  

  • Eimeria

    A genus of sporozoan parasites belonging to the class Telosporidia, subclass Coccidia. They are intracellular parasites living in the epithelial cells of vertebrates and invertebrates. They rarely are parasitic to humans.  

  • Eikonometry

    Determination of the distance of an object by measuring the image produced by a lens of known focus.