Dysuria (dis-ur’e-ah). Painful or difficult passing of urine.
Dyspnoea (disp-ne’ah). Difficult or labored breathing.
Dyspragia (dys-pra’je-ah). Difficulty in swallowing.
Dyscrasia (dis-kra’ze-ah). A depraved state
of the humors; abnormal
composition
of the blood and humors.
Ebullition (eb-ul-ish’un). The process of boiling.
Ecstacy (ek’stas-i). A kind of trance or
state of fixed contemplation,
with
mental exaltation, partial abeyance of most of
the
functions and rapt expression of the countenance.
Edema (e-de’mah). Swelling due to the accumulation
of serous fluid in the
tissues.
Effervesce (ef-fer-ves’). To bubble; sparkle.
Efflorescence (ef-flo-res’sens). A rash or eruption.
Effluvium (ef-flu’ve-um). An ill-smelling
exhalation, especially of a
noxious
character.
Effusion (ef-fu-zhun). The escape of fluid into a part or tissue.
Electrization (e-lek-tri-za’shun). The
act of charging with, or treatment
by,
electricity.
Electuary (e-lek’tu-a-re). A medicinal
preparation consisting of a
powdered
drug made into a paste with honey,
syrup,
etc.
Elimination (e-lim-in-a’shun). The act of expulsion from the body.
Emaciation (e-ma-se-a’shun). Leanness, or a wasted condition of the body.
Embryo (em’bre-o). The foetus (unborn child)
in its earlier stages of
development,
especially before the end of the third month.
Emesis (em’e-sis). Vomiting.
Emetic (e-met-ik). Any substance that causes vomiting.
Emmenogogue (em-men’ogog). Any agent stimulating
or favoring the monthly
flow.
Emollient (e-mo’le-ent). Soothing or softening.
Emphysema (em-fis-e’mah). A swelling or
inflation due to the presence of
air
in the interstices of the connective tissues.
Emulsion (e-mul’shun). An oily or resinous
substance divided and held in
suspension
through the agency of an adhesive,
mucilaginous,
or other substance.
Enamel (en-am’el). The white substance
that covers and protects the
dentine
of the crown of the teeth.
Empirical (em-pir-ic-al). Based on experience.
Encephalon (en-sef’al-on). That portion
of the central nervous system
which
is contained within the skull or cranium.
Encysted (en-sis’ted). Enclosed in a sac, or cyst.
Endermically (en-der-mik’ally). Absorption through the skin.
Enema (en’em-ah). An injection thrown into the rectum.


