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.

Enervation (en-er-va’shun).  Languor; lack of nervous energy.

Enteritis (en-ter-i’tis).  Inflammation of the intestine, usually the small
                          intestine.

Enteric (en-ter’ik).  Pertaining to the intestines or bowels.

Epidemic (ep-id-em’ik).  A disease which attacks many people in any
                        district at the same time.

Epidermis (ep-id-er’mis).  Outer skin; scarf skin; cuticle.

Ephemeral (ef-em’er-al).  Transient; for one day or less.

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Epigastrium (cp-a-gas’tre-um).  The upper middle portion of the abdomen
                               belly); over or in front of the stomach.

Epigastric (ep-e-gas’trik).  Pertaining to the epigastrium.

Epileptic (ep-e-lep-tik).  A person troubled with epilepsy.

Epiglottis (ep-e-glot’tis).  The lid-like structure covering the entrance
                            into the larynx (upper windpipe),

Epiphora (e-pif-o-rah).  An abnormal overflow of tears down the cheek,
                        usually due to lachrymeal stricture.

Epispastic (ep-e-spas-tik).  A congenital defect in which the urethra opens
                        on the dorsum (back) of the penis.  On the female,
                        a fissure of the upper wall of the female urethra.

Epistaxis (ep-e-stax’is).  Nose-bleed.

Epithelium (ep-ith-ele’um).  The covering of the skin and mucous membrane
                            consisting wholly of cells of varying form
                            and arrangement.

Erethism (er’e-thizm).  Excessive irritability or sensibility.

Erosion (er’o-zhun).  An eating or gnawing away; a kind of ulceration.

Eructation (e-ruk-ta’shun).  The act of casting up wind from the stomach;
                            belching.

Eruption (erup’shun).  A visible lesion on the skin due to disease and
                      marked by redness, etc.

Errhine (er’rin).  A medicine that promotes a nasal discharge.

Erysipelations (er-is-ip’el-a-shuns).  Pertaining to or of the nature of
                                      erysipelas.

Eschar (e’s-kar).  A slough produced by burning or by a corrosive
                  application.

Escharotic (es-kar-ot’ik).  A caustic substance capable of producing a
                           slough.

Esophagus (e-sof ’a-gus).  Gullet, extends from pharynx to stomach.

Eustachian Tube (u-sta’ke-an).  The bony cartilaginous canal that extends
                               from the middle ear to the throat.

Evacuation (e-vak-u-a’shun).  The act of emptying, especially of the
                            bowels.

Evacuant (e-vak’u-ant).  A medicine that causes the evacuation.

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