Category: E
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E-portfolio
An electronic resume on a personalized website with links to one’s personal data, philosophical perspectives, and academic, avocational, creative, and professional accomplishments.
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Epoophoron
A rudimentary structure located in the mesosalpinx. Consisting of a longitudinal duct (duct of Gartner) and 10 to 15 transverse ducts, it is the remains of the upper portion of the mesonephros and is the homologue of the head of the epididymis in males.
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Epley maneuver
Canalith repositioning maneuver.
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Epizoon
An animal organism living as a parasite on the exterior of the host animal.
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Epitheliosis
Trachomatous proliferation of the conjunctival epithelium.
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Epithelioma adenoides cysticum
A basal cell carcinoma occurring on the surface of the body, especially the face, and characterized by formation of cysts.
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Epithelioma adamantinum
An epithelioma of the jaw arising from the enamel organ. It may be solid or partly cystic.
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Epitheliolysis
Death of epithelial tissue. Destruction or dissolving of epithelial cells by an epitheliolysin.
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Epitheliolysin
A specific lysin formed in blood serum of an animal into which epithelial cells of an animal of a different species were injected. The epitheliolysin destroys the cells of an animal of the same species as that from which the epithelial cells were derived.
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Epitheliitis
Overgrowth and inflammation of the mucosal epithelium following injury such as is caused by ionizing radiation.