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base of the neck. E. extrathoracica, that in which 

 the heart is external to the thoracic cavity. E. intra- 

 thoracica, that in which the heart is inside the tho- 

 rax. E. pectoralis, that in which the heart lies in 

 front of the chest. 



Ectocentral (eh-to-sen / -lral) [t/>, out of; central]. 

 Near to the center and to the external surface. 



Ectochoroidea [ek-to-ko-roid' '-e-ah). The outer layer 

 of the choroid. 



Ectocnemial {ek-to-ne'-me-al) [ektoc, without; Kvijftrj, 

 the leg]. Located on the external aspect of the 

 fibula. 



Ectocolostomy (ek-to-ko-los' '-tome) \iktoc, outside ; 

 colostomy]. A surgical operation upon the colon to 

 establish an external opening. 



Ectocondylar, Ectocondyloid (ek-to-kon' -dil-ar, 

 -oid). Relating to an ectocondyle. 



Ectocuneiform \ek-to-ku-ne / -e-form) \JtKz6c, outside; 

 cuneiform]. I. Relating to the outer cuneiform bone of 

 the foot. 2. The outer cuneiform bone. 



Ectodermal, Ectodermic (eh-to-dur'-mal, ek-to-dur'- 

 mik) [fsroc, outside ; dipua, skin]. Relating to the 

 ectoderm ; applied to structures derived from the 

 upper epithelial layers of the derma, as hair, chitin, 

 enamel, etc. [Huxley.] 



Ec\.o&yses\hes\3i(ek-to-dis-es-the'-se -ah) [ektoc, outside ; 

 dysesthesia]. Torpidity of the external senses. 



Ectoglobular (ek-to-glob* -u-lar). Formed outside the 

 blood-globules. 



Ectokelostomy {ek-to-kel-os' -to-me) [f/croc, external ; 

 k/,'/j/, hernia; croua, a mouth], Vitrac's operation, 

 by which the sac of an infected inguinal hernia is 

 kept open with drainage, the whole being displaced 

 through a counteropening in the abdominal wall, the 

 hernia being then cured radically. 



Ectomarginal ek-lo-mar'-jin-al). Situated on the ex- 

 ternal aspect and near the margin 



Ectomia {ek-to'-me-ah) \ik, out ; riuvetr, to cut]. Ex- 

 cision, amputation. 



Ectoorbital {ek-to-or'-bit-al). See Ectorbitai. 



Ectopectoral (ek-to-pek' -tor-al). The outer of the 

 two pectoral muscles ; pectoralis major. 



Ectoperitonitis (ek-to-per-it-on-i' -tis) [euros, external ; 

 -epiroia/ov, peritoneum]. Inflammation of the at- 

 tached side of the peritoneum. 



Ectopia, Ectopy. (See Illus. Diet.) E. ani, pro- 

 lapse of the anus. E. bulbi. See E. octili ( Illus. 

 Diet. i. E. pupillae. See Corectopia (Illus. Diet.). 



Ectoplastic [ek-to-plas'-tik). Relating to ectoplasm; 

 applied to cells in which the ectoplasm is undergoing 

 changes. 



Ectoplasmatic (eh-to-plaz-mat'-ik). See Ectoplastic. 



Ectopocystic (ek-to-po-sist / -ik). Relating to ectopo- 

 cystis. 

 ictopocystis (ek-to-po-sist '-is) \Ikto-(K, out of the way ; 



kigtic, the bladder]. Displacement of the bladder, 

 ictopotomy (ek-to-pct' -o-me) [ektotvoc, out of the way ; 

 riftvtiv, to cut]. Laparotomy for the removal of the 

 contents of an extrauterine gestation-sac. 

 Sctopterygoid [ek-to-ter'-e-goid) \tKror, external; 

 pterygoid]. Outside the pterygoid. See Bone, Ecto- 

 pterygoid. 

 ictorbital [ekt-orb'-it-al). Relating to the temporal 



part of the orbits, 

 ictorganism (ekl-or* -gan-izm). An organism external 



to another. Cf. Ectoparasite (Illus. Diet.), 

 -ctosac (ek'-to-sak) [enroc, external ; aduKoc, a sac]. 



The limiting membrane of an ovum. 

 Ictoskeletal {ek-to-skel'-et-al). Relating to the exo- 



skeleton ; exoskeletal. 

 ictospore (ek'-to-spor). See Exospore (Illus. Diet.). 

 Sctosteomyces {ekt-os-te-o-mi' -sez) \ektoc, outside ; 



btrreov, a bone ; fiviaic, a fungus] . A fungous new- 

 growth from a bone. 



Ectothalamus {ek-to-thal'-am-us) [tKroc, external ; 

 thalamus]. The external medullary layer of the 

 thalamus. 



Ectothrix (ek* -to-thriks) [enroc, outside; dpi!;, hair]. 

 An organism parasitic upon the hair. Cf. Tricophyton 

 (Illus. Diet). 



Ectotrochanter [ek-to-tro-kan' -tur) [Zktoc, external ; 

 trochanter]. The greater trochanter. 



Ectromelian (ek-tro-me'-le-an). See Ectromeus (Il- 

 lus. Diet.). 



Ectropia (ch-tro'-pe-ah). See Exstrophy (Illus. Diet.). 

 E., Intestinal. See Adenoma, Umbilical. 



Ectropic [ek-trop'-ik). Turned out or everted. 



Ectropionization {ek-tro-pe-on-iz-a f -shun). Inversion 

 of the upper eyelid and exposure of the conjunctiva to 

 facilitate therapeutic manipulation. 



Ectropodism (eh-tro' '-pod-ism) [iarpufia, an abortion ; 

 —ore, foot]. Congenital absence of a foot. 



Eczema. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Pustula ardens. 

 E. arthriticum, a vesicular form occurring about 

 gouty joints. Syn., Arthrophlysis vulgaris. E., 

 Ichorous, that attended with an ichorous discharge. 

 E. lotricum. See Washerwoman^ s Itch (Illus. Diet.). 

 E. rhagadiforme. See E.jissum (Illus. Diet.). E. 

 sudamen, E. sudorale, that due to excess of per- 

 spiration. E. sycomatosum, E. sycosiforme, a 

 pustular torm occurring on the hairy parts and affect- 

 ing the hair follicles. E. tuberculatum, E. tuber- 

 culosum E. Wilson), mycosis fungoides. See Gran- 

 uloma fungoides (Illus. Diet.). E. tyloticum,a form 

 occurring on the palmar aspect of the hands and fin- 

 gers and attended with callosity. E. vegetante. See 

 Dermatitis vegetante. 



Eczematization (ek-ze-mat-i-za'-shun). A condition 

 of the skin marked by persistent eczema-like lesions, 

 due to continued injury from scratching. 



Eddyism {ed'-e-izm). A form of faith cure propagated 

 by an American woman, "Mother Eddy," under the 

 name of Christian Science. 



Edea, JEdcea. (e-de / -ah) [aido'ia, the genitals]. The 

 genital organs. 



Edeitis, iEdceitis. (See Illus. Diet.) E., Gangren- 

 ous, IE. gangraenosa, gangrenous inflammation of 

 the genitals. E., Puerperal, IE. puerperarum, in- 

 flammation of the genitals in childbirth. 



Edema, CEdema. (See Illus. Diet.) E., Acute. See 

 CE. calidum. CE. algidum. See Sclerema neona- 

 torum (Illus. Diet.). E., Arsenical, the puffiness of 

 the face and eyelids due to chronic arsenic-poisoning 

 or excessive use of arsenic. CE. articulare. See 

 Hydrarthrosis (Illus. Diet.). E., Blue, edema with 

 cyanosis, seen in hysteric paralysis accompanied with 

 pain. CE. calidum, that due to a serous exudation ; it 

 is sudden in its onset and resembles acute inflamma- 

 tion. CE. capitis, a serous effusion into the subcu- 

 taneous areolar tissue of the scalp. CE. carbuncu- 

 losum. See £., Malignant (Illus. Diet.). CE. car- 

 dica (of the kidney), the change in the kidneys due to 

 passive congestion in consequence of heart-disease. 

 E., Cerebral. See Hydrocephalus (Illus. Diet.). E., 

 Collateral, the serous infiltration of the tissue encir- 

 cling an inflamed part. E., Compact (of infants), a 

 variety of scleroderma neonatorum in which the skin is 

 edematous. Syn., Scleroderma adematosa. E., Cre- 

 tinoid. See Myxedema (Illus. Diet.). CE. craentum. 

 See Hematedema and Suggillation (Illus. Diet.). 

 CE. ex vacuo, edema of a part to counteract the ten- 

 dency to a vacuum caused by atrophy of some neigh- 

 boring part. E., Febrile Purpuric, localized edema 

 accompanying an eruption of purpura urticans about 



