Category: E
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Environmental control
In occupational health and safety, a design feature, e.g., in a hospital or workplace, that limits the risk of on-the-job injury.
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Envelope
A covering or container. The enclosure made of glass that encompasses the X-ray or rectifying tube. The glass envelope of the X-ray tube is typically composed of Pyrex due to its ability to withstand high temperatures.
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Enucleator
An instrument for evacuating tissue intact, such as the ocular globe.
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Entry
The passage of extracellular chemicals or organisms into cells.
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Entropionize
To invert or correct by turning in.
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Entrance skin exposure
The dose of radiation to which the surface of the body is exposed during a radiographic procedure.
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Entrain
To alter the biological rhythm of an organism so that it assumes a cycle different from a 24-hour one.
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Entrails
The intestines of an animal.
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Entozoon
Any animal parasite living within the body of another animal.
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Entotic
To the interior of the ear or to the perception of sound as affected by the condition of the auditory apparatus.