Category: E

  • Effeminate

    To a male who has the appearance or mannerisms traditionally considered feminine.  

  • Effective radiating area

    The area of a therapeutic ultrasound head that produces useful ultrasonic energy, measured in square centimeters (cm2). The effective radiating area is calculated by identifying all points where the ultrasonic energy is at least 5% of the maximum measured intensity at the transducer’s surface.  

  • Eduction

    Emergence from a particular state or condition (e.g., coming out of the effects of general anesthesia).  

  • Educator

    A person who demonstrates, instructs, leads, or teaches clients, families, patients, or students.  

  • Educational audiologist

    An audiologist who works in a school and who screens pupils for evidence of hearing loss that may affect their ability to learn.  

  • E-nursing education

    Nursing education aided or wholly provided via online resources, texts, clips, and discussion groups, among other Web-based technologies.  

  • Edrophonium test

    The use of edrophonium chloride to test for the presence of myasthenia gravis. The appropriate dose is injected intravenously; if there is no effect, a larger dose is given within 45 sec. A positive test demonstrates brief improvement in strength unaccompanied by lingual fasciculation. The test may also be used to determine an overdose of…

  • Editosome

    An intracellular protein complex that processes RNA, altering it from its original form into its final, mature form.  

  • Edge

    A margin or border.  

  • Edetate disodium

    A chelating agent, disodium dihydrogen ethylenediaminetetra-acetate dihydrate. It is used to treat hypercalcemia.