ENCEPHALOMERE 



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ENDEXOTERIC 



Encephalomere [en-sef' '-al-o-mer) [bynifaXoc, brain ; 

 pipoq, share]. Any one of the succession of natural 

 segments of axial parts into which the brain is divis- 

 ible. 



Encephalometer [en-sefal-om' -et-er) [kyKtoaAoq, brain; 

 fitrpov, measure]. An instrument for measuring the 

 cranium and locating certain brain-regions. 



Encephalo-myelopathy yen-sef -al-o-mi-el-op' -ath-e ) 

 [k}KtQa'/or, brain; uve'/.oc, marrow; ~adoc, disease]. 

 Any disease that is both an encephalopathy and a my- 

 elopathy ; any cerebro-spinal disease. 



Encephalon [en-sef -al-on) \kv, in; moa/.i/, the head]. 

 The contents of the cranium. The brain. 



Encephalonarcosis [en-sef al-o-nar-ko' -sis) [kywt+eXoc, 

 brain; vapabuv, to benumb]. Stupor from some 

 brain-lesion. 



Encephaloncus [en-sef al-ong' -kus) \h.yKiya~/joc , brain ; 

 by hoc, a tumor]. See Encephalophyma. 



Encephalopathy [en-sefal-op' -ath-e) [e; nioa/.oc, brain ; 

 naOog, disease]. Any disease of the brain. 



Encephalophyma [en-sefal-o-fi'-mah) [e;/c£oa/»oc, 

 brain ; ovua, a growth]. A tumor of the brain. 



Encephalorrhagia [en-sef al-or-a' -je-ah) [kyK£<i>a/.oc, 

 brain ; p//;. vivai,to break forth]. Cerebral hemorrhage. 



Encephalotome [en-sef '-al-o -torn) [kyid^a'/joq, brain; 

 routj, section]. An instrument for slicing the enceph- 

 alon for examination or preservation. 



Encephalotomy [en-sef-al-of -o-me) [kyK£oa'/.oc, brain ; 

 tour/, section]. I. The anatomy or dissection of the 

 brain ; surgical incision of the brain. 2. Obstetric 

 craniotomy. 



Enchondroma [en-kon-dro 1 '-mah) [_kv, in ; jovfywf , car- 

 tilage ; dua, tumor: //., Enchondromata\ I. A tu- 

 mor arising from or resembling cartilage in texture, 

 etc.; chondroma. 2. A cartilaginous growth within an 

 organ or tissue. 



Enchondrosis [en-kon-dro' -sis) [kv, within ; x^vdpoc, 

 cartilage : pi., Enchondroses~\. An outgrowth of cart- 

 ilage from an osseous or cartilaginous structure ; the 

 process by which an enchondroma is developed. 



Enchylema [en-ki-le' -mah) \iv, in ; ;fiMoc, juice]. In 

 biology, the basal substance of a cell-nucleus (Kern- 

 saft) ; it is a hyaline, fluid, granular substance, con- 

 taining the other nuclear elements. 



Enchymatous [en-k~im' -at-us) [kv, in; x eiv > to pour]. 

 In biology, applied to cells that are distended by in- 

 fusion, as glandular epithelia. 



Enclave [en-klav' ,on(gyklahv')\Yr.~\. Any substance 

 enclosed within a foreign tissue, as an oil-globule in a 

 cell ; any exclave [q. v.) considered in relation to the 

 part that surrounds it. 



Enclavement [omgyklahv'-mon(g))\YT.\ Retention 

 due to a constriction ; impaction, as of the head in 

 the pelvic strait. 



Enclitic [en-klit'-ik) [eyti/.iriKog, leaning on]. Not 

 synclitic. 



En Clou [on(g)-kloo') [Fr.]. See Culture. 



Encoleosis [en-ko-W -o-sis) \kv, in; Ko/.eog, sheath]. 

 Invagination. 



Encolpitis [en-kol-pi' -lis) [ir, in; /cd/.7roc, vagina]. 

 Mucous vaginitis. 



Encraty [en'-krat-e) [tjKpareia, mastery]. Self-control ; 

 continence or strict temperance. 



Encyclic, Encyclical [en-sik' '-lik , en-sik' '-lik-al)\iv , in; 

 k/okaoq, a circle]. In biology, applied to flowers having 

 the organs arranged with an equal number of parts, in 

 alternate whorls ; isomerous. 



Encysted [en-sisl'-ed) \fv, in ; kvgtiq, a bag] . Enclosed 

 in a cyst, or capsule. Aneurysms, hernise, or tumors 

 may become encysted. 



Encystment (en-sist'-ment) \i.v, in ; Kvanq, a bag]. 

 The process of becoming encysted. 



End [ME., ende\. The terminal point of a thing. E.- 

 bud, or E.-bulb, the terminal bulb of a nerve in the 

 skin. E.-bulb of Krause. >ee Corpuscle^ E. -plate, 

 the expanded terminal of a motor nerve upon a bundle 

 of muscular fibers. E. -organ, the general name for 

 the terminal organ or part of a sensory nerve-fiber, of 

 whatever kind. 



Endangeitis [end-an-je-i' -tis) \ivdov, within ; a^yelov, 

 vessel; ing, inflammation]. Inflammation of the en- 

 dangium. 



Endangium, or Endangeion [end-an' -je-um, -on) 

 [Ivdov, within; a^.yelov, vessel]. The intima or in- 

 most coat of a blood-vessel. See Intima. 



Endanthem [end-an' -them) [tirW, within ; avdelv, to 

 bloom]. A term applied to a mucous exanthem. 



Endarteritis [end-ar-ter-i' -tis) [bvdov, within; aprr/pia, 

 artery; trie, inflammation]. Inflammation of the 

 intima, or innermost coat of an artery. The acute 

 form is rare, and only occurs in the aorta and the 

 larger arteries. Ulceration is very rarely present. 

 The chronic form, also named Atheroma, and Arteritis 

 deformans, is a peculiar change or degeneration occur- 

 ring in the arterial coats of the aged, and is preceded 

 by a fatty degeneration of the tissues of the arteries. 

 Syphilis is supposed to play an important part in the 

 production of this condition. The immediate cause, 

 however, is mechanical irritation due to the force of 

 the circulation. The fatty debris and the cholesterin that 

 are formed during the degenerative process accumulate 

 in spaces beneath the intima and constitute the so- 

 called atheromatous abscesses. The so-called athero- 

 matous ulcer is formed by one of these abscesses break- 

 ing through the intima. The sequels of atheromatous 

 degeneration are very grave. Aneurysm, thrombosis, 

 embolism, and apoplexy frequently result, and hence, 

 the ultimate prognosis is bad. Arterio-capillary 

 Fibrosis, or Arterio-sclerosis, is a peculiar change 

 occurring in the small vessels throughout the body, 

 and consisting in a thickening of the adventitia 

 and intima by a deposit of a hyaline -fibroid material 

 which diminishes the caliber of the vessels, increases 

 the arterial tension, and thus gives rise to the hyper- 

 trophy of the heart that is present in this condition. 



Endeictic [en-dik'-tik) \zv, in; SecKviiai, to show]. 

 Symptomatic ; serving as an indication. 



Endeixis [endiks'-is) [Mafic, a pointing out]. A 

 symptom, sign, or indication. 



Endemann and Prochazka's Test. See Tests. 



Endemic [en-dem'-ik) \iv, in ; ifjpoq, a people]. A 

 term applied to diseases that exist among small num- 

 bers of persons or within a limited area. An endemic 

 disease may or may not become epidemic ; it is in 

 general due to some local cause. E. Colic. See Colic. 



Endemicity, or Endemism [en-dem-is'-it-e, or en'-dem- 

 izm) [hv in ; irjuoc, a people]. The quality of being 

 endemic. 



Endemiology [en-dem-e-ol' -o-je) \iv, in ; Sijuoc, a peo- 

 ple ; ?x>yoq, science]. The science of -endemic diseases. 



Endepidermis [end-ep-e-der'-mis) [ivfioc within ; iiri, 

 upon; Sepfia, the skin]. The inner layer of the epi- 

 dermis. 



Endermatic [en-der-mat' -ik) \fv, in ; Sipita, the skin]. 

 Within the skin. Pertaining to a method of adminis- 

 tering medicines through the skin, by rubbing, etc. 



Endermic [en-der'-mik). Same as Endermatic. 



Enderon [en'-der-on) [iv, in ; tepoc , skin] . The true 

 skin or derm, together with the non-epithelial portion 

 of the mucous membrane. 



Enderonic [en-der-on'-ik) [bv, in ; tepoc, skin]. Per- 

 taining to or of the nature of the enderon. 



Endexoteric [en-deks-o-ter / -ik)[evfmy , within; ^urepiK6g t 

 outer]. Due both to internal and external causes. 



