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Elecampane—el’-e-kam’-pane (Fr, enudle-cam- 
pane; Span. and Italian, enula-campana; Lat. 
wnula helenium, from the Gr. helinton). Medi- 
cinal plant said to have sprung from the tears 
of Helen of Troy. Nat. order composite. 
Electuary—e-lek’-tu-er-i Lat. e/ectuarium, from 
Gr. ek, out of, and /ezcho, I lick). Any med- 
icine consisting of honey or sugar, of a semi- 
fluid nature. 
Elixir—e-liks'ir (Arabic, ¢/-zksir, the philoso- 
pher’s stone, a life-producing or prolonging 
tincture of gold). In medicine a cordial ora 
tincture with sugar. 
Emarginate-—-e-mar’-ji-nate(Lat. emarginatus). 
To deprive of its edge. Slightly notched at 
the summit as if a piece had been cut out. 
Embryo—em’-bri-o (Gr. embruon, an infant in 
the womb; from the two words, em, in, and 
bruo, I shoot or bad). The first rudiment of 
plant or animal. See protoplasm, 
Emetic—e-met’ik (Gr. emetzkos, from emeo, 1 
vomit; Lat. emetica). Any drug that will 
cause vomiting. 
Emmenagogue—em-men’-a-gog(Gr. emmenta, 
the menses, and ago, I lead). Any medicine 
which promotes the flow of the menstrual dis- 
charge. 
Emollient—e-mol’-li-ent (Lat. e¢, out of, and 
mollio, | soften), Any medicine that softens, 
sooths, relaxes, etc. 
Empiric—em-pir’ik (Lat. empirici ; Gr. emperi- 
kot, physicians who practice medicine on ex- 
perience alone; divided from the two Greek 
words, em, in and peira an effort or trial), 
A pretender, a quack; one without skill. 
