Page 5 - Letter E - Medical Science dictionary by Futura-Sciences

Alphabetical index

Essential amino acids The essential amino acids are amino acids which cannot be ...	Essential oil An essential oil is a liquid containing high concentrations ...
Estrogen A sex hormone. Estrogens are steroids secreted by the ...	Euphoria Euphoria is an exaggerated, abnormal sensation of well-being.
Eupnoea Eupnoea describes normal respiration.	Euthanasia Euthanasia describes the act of killing someone ...
Eversion Eversion is an outward projection of a mucosal membrane.	Excision Excision is the surgical removal of a fragment of tissue or organ.
Excision Excision is a surgical procedure in which an organ, tumour, ...	Excoriation Excoriation is the loss of the superficial layers of the skin.
Exfoliation Exfoliation means the removal of the basal layer of the ...	Exocrine Exocrine describes a gland which secretes its products onto ...
Exocrine gland An exocrine gland secretes sweat that is released into the ...	Exocytosis Exocytosis is the process by which substances contained in ...
Exogenous In contrast to endogenous, exogenous means coming from ...	Exophthalmus Exophthalmus describes the projection or protrusion of the ...
Exoprosthesis An exoprosthesis refers to a prosthesis which can be put on ...	Exotoxin An exotoxin is a bacterial toxin that spreads in the ...
Expectorant An expectorant is a medicine which promotes expectoration, ...	Expectorate To expectorate means to excrete mucus or other substances ...