Category: E
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Erythrodontia
Reddish-brown or yellow discoloration of the dentin of the teeth. This may be present in patients with congenital erythropoietic porphyria.
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Erythroderma ichthyosiforme congenitum
The Latin name for congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma. A congenital variation of erythroderma marked by widespread redness, particularly noticeable on the front of the neck and the inner surfaces of the major joints. This condition is often accompanied by thickened skin on the soles of the feet, nail deformities, and seborrhea affecting the scalp.
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Erythroderma desquamativum
A disease of breast-fed infants. Resembling seborrhea, it is characterized by redness of the skin and development of scales. Erythroderma that manifests in infants, featuring skin redness and a scaly eruption. It is also known as Leiter’s disease.
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Erythrocytorrhexis
The breaking up of red blood cells with particles or fragments of the cells escaping into the plasma.
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Erythrocytopenia
A deficiency in the number of red blood cells in the body.
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Erythrocytometer
An instrument for counting red blood cells.
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Erythrocytolysis
Dissolution of red blood cells with the escape of hemoglobin.
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Erythrocytolysin
Anything that hemolyzes red blood cells.
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Erythrocyte reinfusion
Infusion of blood into the person who donated it. This is usually done by obtaining one or two units of blood, separating the red blood cells and infusing them at a later date.
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Erythroclasis
The splitting up of red blood cells.