ECCEPHALOSIS 



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ECTOCARDIA 



Eccephalosis {ek-sefal-o'-sis) [ek, out of; Ksoa/iri, the 

 head]. Synonym of Cephalotomy or Excerebration. 



Ecchymosis. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Livor san- 

 guinis. E., Bayard's, E., Roderer's, E., Tar- 

 dieu's. See Tardieu's Spots (Illus. Diet.). 



Ecclasis [ek-kla'-sis) [ekk/mv, to break in pieces]. A 

 breaking away, as of a small piece of bone from a 

 larger piece. 



Ecclisis (ek-kli'-sis) \ekkHveiv, to turn aside]. I. Dis- 

 location. 2. The displacement of fractured bones. 



Ecclysis (ek-kli'-sis) [ekk7A>^iev, to wash out]. A wash- 

 ing out by injections. 



Eccope (eh'-op-e) [ekkotttj, an incision]. Excision of a 

 part ; or, the vertical division of the cranium by a saw 

 or other means. 



Eccorthatic (eh-or-tha'-tih) \ek, out of; nopOvc, a 

 heap]. Producing copious fecal discharge. 



Eccrisiology, Eccrisionomy [eh-hris-e-oT-o-Je, -on'- 

 om-e). See Eccrinology (Illus. Diet.). 



Eccrisis (ehS-ris-is) [knnpiveiv, to expel]. The expul- 

 sion of waste or morbid products ; excretion. 



Eccritic (ek-krit'-ik) \JEnnplvEiv, to excrete"] . I. A medi- 

 cine promoting excretion. 2. Promoting excretion. 



Ecdermoptosis (ek-dur-mo-to / -sis). See Acne varioli- 

 formis (Illus. Diet.). 



Echidnase [ek-id / -?iaz) [e^rfm, viper]. Name given 

 by Phisalix and Bertrand (1894) to a principle found 

 in snake-venom ; it has a phlogogenic action compara- 

 ble to certain diastases. Cf. Echidnotoxin; Cobra- 

 lysin; Cobra-nervin; Venom-globulin; Venom-peptone. 



Echidnotoxin (ek-id-no-toks / -in). Name applied by 

 Phisalix and Bertrand (1894) to a principle of snake- 

 venom possessing a general action, actively impressing 

 the nervous system. 



Echinococcotomy (ek-in-o-koh-ot'-o-me) \echinococcus; 

 TEftveiv, to cut]. The Posadas- Bobrow operation, con- 

 sisting in the evacuation of echinococcus-cysts and 

 closure of the cavity by suture. 



Echinodermatous, Echinodermous {ek-in-o-dur f - 

 mat-us, ek-in-o-dur 1 '-mus). Having a spiny surface. 



Echinops (elc'-in-ops) [ejn'oc, a hedgehog; io4>, appear- 

 ance]. A genus of composite plants. E. sphaero- 

 cephalus, L., the globe thistle, a European species; 

 is laxative and diuretic, and contains an alkaloid, 

 echinopsin, similar in action to brucin and strychnin. 



Echinopsin {ek-in-op'-sin). See under Echinops. 



Echis carinata {ek'-is har-in-a'-tah) [e^«f, a viper]. A 

 poisonous viper of India. 



Echo. (See Illus. Diet.) E., Amphoric. See Am- 

 phoric Resonance (Illus. Diet. ). E., Metallic. See 

 Metallic Tinkling (Illus. Diet.). 



Echoacousia [ck-o-ah-koo^-se-ah) [z/yw, a sound ; anov- 

 aia, hearing]. The subjective sensation of hearing 

 echoes after sounds heard normally. 



Echographia (ek-o-gra'-fe-ah) [//^w, a sound; ypdtyEiv, 

 to write]. A form of aphasia in which printed or 

 written questions submitted to the patient are copied 

 without ability to comprehend the inquiry ; also, in 

 writing the last word or letter is repeated. 



Echolalus (ek-o-la' '-Ins) [jy;rA a sound ; lalia, babble]. 

 A hypnotized person who repeats words heard without 

 comprehension of their meaning. 



Echomatism (ek-om'-at-izm) [?/^w, echo; uaTi&iv, to 

 strive to do]. The opposite of automatism. The 

 mimicking condition produced in hypnotics when the 

 hand is pressed on the vertex of the head. 



Echoscopia (eh-o-sko'-pe-ah) \echos<i>pe\. Auscultation. 



Eclabium ch-la' '-beum) \hn, out ; labium, a lip]. An 

 eversion of the lip. 



Eclampsia, Eclampsy. (See Illus. Diet.) E., Cere- 

 bral, a form in which the irritation is presumed to 

 originate in the brain as distinguished from uterine 



eclampsia. E. gravidarum. See Eclampsia (Il- 

 lus. Diet.). Cf. Trauber-Kosenstein Theory of (Illus. 

 Diet.). E., Nodding. See E. nutans (Illus. Diet.). 

 E. parturientium, E., Puerperal, E. puerperalis, 

 E. puerperarum. See Eclampsia (Illus. Diet.). E. 

 tardissima, that occurring several days or as long as 

 eight weeks after parturition. E., Uterine, that in 

 which the seat of irritation is supposed to be the 

 uterus. 



Eclampsism (ek-lainp f -shni) [EKAafiTVEiv, to shine or 

 burst forth]. Bar's name for eclampsia without con- 

 vulsions. 



Eclamptism [ek-lamp'-tizni). The morbid condition 

 produced by the retention of various toxic principles 

 and autointoxication, all dependent upon the state of 

 pregnancy ; it is prone to result in convulsions, but 

 may show only prodromes, such as headache, impair- 

 ment of vision, etc. 



Ecmetropia [ek-me-tro* '-pe-ah). See Ametropia (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Ecmnesia {ek-ne f -ze-afi) [ek, out of; /ivf/aic, remem- 

 brance]. A gap in memory; amnesia in which there 

 was normal memory to a certain date and loss of mem- 

 ory for a period after it. 



Ecology {e-hol'-o-je). The preferred spelling for (Ecol- 

 ogy (Illus. Diet.). 



Economy. (See Illus. Diet.) E., Animal, that of 

 an animal organism. E., Medical, the rules regulat- 

 ing the practice of medicine and surgery. 



Ecophony (ek-of'-on-e) [i/x^, echo; <puri/, sound]. An 

 echo immediately following vocal sounds, heard on 

 auscultation in acute congestion of the lungs. 



Ecostate [e-hos'-tat) [ecosta/us~\. Without ribs. 



Ecphyma. (See Illus. Diet.) E. globulus, a con- 

 tagious disease of Ireland marked by the formation on 

 the skin of tubercles which soften and form raspberry- 

 like tumors. 



Ecsomatic {ek so-mat'-ik") [ek, out of; auua, the 

 body]. Relating to ecsomatics or to material re- 

 moved from the body, as pus, urine, etc. 



Ecsomatics (ek-so-niat'-iks). That department of 

 medicine included in clinical laboratory methods ; so 

 called because all the material dealt with is removed 

 from the body and examined elsewhere. 



Ecsomatist (ek-so / -mat-ist). An individual who is 

 versed in clinical laboratory methods. 



Ecstasis (eh-sta'-sis). See Ecstasy (Illus. Diet.). 



Ectacolia, Ectacoly (ek-ta-ko'-le-ah, ek-ta-ko f -le) [ek- 

 ra/cdf, capable of stretching; ko'/.ov, the colon]. Con- 

 genital dilation of a more or less extensive section of 

 the colon. 



Ectasin {elS-ta-siu) [/ktchjic, extension]. A substance 

 isolated from tuberculin, which causes dilation of the 

 vessels. 



Ectasis. (See Illus. Diet.) E. iridis, the expansion 

 of the iris causing diminution of the pupil. 



Ecthol [ck'-thol). A proprietary remedy said to con- 

 tain the active principles of Echinacea angustifolia, 

 I). C, and 'Thuja occidentalism L. ; it is antipurulent 

 and antimorbific. Dose, I fid. dram 3 times daily. 



Ecthyma. (See Illus. Diet.) E. gangraenosum, E., 

 Gangrenous, a form marked by the appearance oi 

 brown discoloration* of the skin, usually surrounded 

 by a halo; the center of these efflorescences rapidly 

 becomes necrotic, it is due to Bacillus pyocy anew, 

 E., Syphilitic. See Rupia (Illus. Diet.). 



Ecthyreosis, Ekthyrosis (eh-thi-re-</-si.<, ck-thi-ro'- 

 sis). See Athyreosis. 



Ectocardia. (See Illus. Diet.) E. abdominalis, a 

 malformation in which the heart is wholly within the 

 abdomen or within a sac in the precordia. E. cephal- 

 ica, E. cervicalis, a form in which the heart is at the 



