Mother's Remedies eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,684 pages of information about Mother's Remedies.

Mother's Remedies eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,684 pages of information about Mother's Remedies.

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.

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