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ESTHESIOPHYSIOLOGY 



Erythrosinophil [er-ith-ro-sin' '-o-fil) \_erythrosin ; (piXelv, 

 to love]. Easily stainable with erythrosin. 



Erythrosis. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. An exaggerated 

 tendency to blush. 



Escigenin, ./Escigenin (es-ij f -en-in) [sEsculus, the 

 Italian oak ; yevvav, to produce]. C |2 H 20 O 2 . A de- 

 composition-product of telaescin ; a crystalline powder 

 insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol. 



Esciorcin, ./Esciorcin {es-e-or' -sin) [^Esculus, a genus 

 of trees ; orcin~\ . C 9 H 8 4 . A product of esculetin by 

 action of sodium amalgam. It dissolves in alkalis, 

 green changing to red, and is used in discovering 

 corneal defects and lesions of conjunctival epithelium, 

 the red color being more distinct on the iris than the 

 green color of fluorescin. Application, I drop of \o c / 

 to 20% aqueous solution. 



Esciorcinol (es-e-or' 'sin-ol). Same as Esciorcin. 



Escorcin, ^Escorcin (es-kor'-sitt). See Esciorsin. 



Esenbeckia (es-en-bek'-e-ah) [v. Esenbeck, two distin- 

 guished botanists]. A genus of rutaceous plants. E. 

 febrifuga, Juss., a species found in Brazil and furnish- 

 ing the Brazilian angustura bark ; is prized as a febri- 

 fuge and tonic. 



Eseria {es-e'-re-ah). See Eserin (Illus. Diet.). 



Eseridin (es-er'-id-in). C 15 H 23 N 3 3 . An alkaloid 

 from Calabar bean forming white four-sided crystals 

 soluble in alcohol, ether, and chloroform, melting at 

 I32 C. It is a laxative and motor-excitant and is 

 recommended as a cathartic in veterinary practice. Its 

 uses are the same as eserin, but it is only one-sixth as 

 powerful. Subcutaneous dose, 0.0 1 -0.02 gm. 



Eserin, Eserinum. (See Illus. Diet. ) Syn., Physostig- 

 min. It is used in traumatic tetanus, tonic convul- 

 sions, strychnin-poisoning, neuralgia, muscular rheu- 

 matism, chronic bronchitis, etc. Dose, ^^-^ gr. 

 (0.0003-0.001 gm.). Max. dose, £ s gr. (0.001 gm.), 

 single. Antidotes, emetics, stomach siphon, artificial 

 respiration, stimulants, chloral hydrate, and atropin. 

 E. Benzoate, C 15 H 21 N 3 2 . C 7 H 6 2 , hard white crys- 

 tals soluble in water and alcohol, melting at 11 6° C. 

 Uses and doses as eserin. E. Borate, a white crystal- 

 line powder soluble in water ; it is mydriatic ; the 

 solutions are permanent and nonirritating. Uses and 

 dosage as eserin. E. Hydrobromate, white crystals 

 soluble in water. Dose, ■$$-?$ gr. E.-pilocarpin, 

 a combination of eserin and pilocarpin forming a 

 white, crystalline, soluble powder. It is anodyne and 

 laxative and used in veterinary practice in colic of 

 horses. Injection, 6 gr. (0.4 gm.) in 5 c.c. of water. 

 E. Salicylate, C 15 H 21 N 3 0, . C 7 H 6 O s , colorless or yel- 

 lowish, lustrous crystals, soluble in 150 parts of water. 

 It is used in 5% solutions to contract the pupil; red 

 solutions have lost their power. It is used in intestinal 

 atony. Dose, fa- 2 ' ff gr., divided into 2, 3, or 4 

 doses : other uses and dosage as eserin. E. Sulfate, 

 a white or yellowish crystalline powder with bitter 

 taste, soluble in water and alcohol ; melts at 105 C. 

 Uses and dosage as eserin. It is used hypodermically 

 in veterinary practice for colic. Dose, \)/ z gr. (0.1 

 gm.). E. Tartrate, (C 15 H 21 N 3 2 ) 2 C,H 6 O g , a crys- 

 talline deliquescent mass, soluble in water. Uses and 

 dosage as eserin. 



Esoethmoiditis (es-o-eth-moiil-i'-tis) [fmi, within ; 

 ethmoiditis"]. Endosteitis of the ethmoid. 



Esohyperphoria {es-o-hi-pur-fo'-re-ah) [lea, within; 

 btcip, over; popof, tending]. Excessive esophoria. 



Esophageurysma, CEsophageurysma (e-so-fa/'-ur- 

 is'-tnah) [oiaotyayog, esophagus; e!>pvveiv, to widen]. 

 Abnormal dilation of the esophagus. 



Esophagitis, Oesophagitis. (See Illus. Diet. ) Syn., 

 Dysphagia injlammatoria. E. catarrhalis, desquama- 

 tive catarrh of the esophagus occurring in both acute 



and chronic form, with thickening, separation, and 

 sloughing of the epithelium, catarrhal ulceration, and 

 in chronic cases with hypertrophic thickening of the 

 mucosa. E. corrosiva, inflammation and mortifica- 

 tion of greater or less degree, of the walls of the 

 esophagus, due to swallowing corrosive poison. E. 

 follicularis, swelling of the mucous glands of the 

 esophagus, tending to follicular ulceration ; the etiology- 

 is unknown. E. phlegmonosa, suppurative inflam- 

 mation Of the submucosa of the esophagus, of greater 

 or less extent, and generally secondary to the incar- 

 ceration of some foreign body or to perforation of a 

 neighboring focus of suppuration. E. variolosa, 

 smallpox eruption upon the mucosa of the esophagus. 



Esophagoectasis (e-so-faj-o-ek-ta 1 '-sis) [esophagus ; 

 Ikteiveiv, to stretch]. Diffuse spindle-form dilation 

 of the esophagus, almost always due to stenosis of the 

 cardia. 



Esophagoenterostomy (e-so/-a/-o-en-teros / -to-me) 



[esophagus ; enterostomy]. Schlatter's operation for 

 the total extirpation of the stomach ; the esophagus is 

 first sutured to the duodenum. 



Esophagometer (e-sof-aj-om' '-et-ur)[esophagus ; perpov, 

 measure]. An instrument for measuring the esophagus. 



Esophagoplasty (e-sof-aj-o-plast' -e) [esophagus ; Tv'/.da- 

 aeiv, to shape]. Plastic surgery of the esophagus. 



Esophagoptosis [e-sof-aj-o-to' '-sis) [esophagus ; Trrojaig, 

 a falling]. Prolapse of the esophagus. 



Esophagorrhea (e-sof-aj-or-e' '-ah) [esophagus ; pelv, to 

 flow]. A discharge from the esophagus. 



Esophagostoma (e-sof-aj-os' '-to-mah) [esophagus; 

 crdpa, a mouth]. An abnormal aperture or passage 

 into the esophagus. 



Esophagostomy. (See Illus. Diet.) E. externa, 

 the surgical opening of the esophagus from the surface 

 of the neck for the removal of foreign bodies. E. 

 interna, incision of the esophagus from the inside by 

 means of the esophagotome for relief of stricture. 



Esosis (es-o / -sis) [elg, into; ude'tv, to push]. A curva- 

 ture. 



Esosmosis, Esosmus (es-os-mo'-sis, es-os / -///us) [fie, 

 into; uo [log, a thrusting]. See Endosmosis (Illus. 

 Diet.). 



Esosphenoiditis (es-os-fen-oid-i'-tis) [eoa>, within ; 

 spheuoid~\. Osteomyelitis of the sphenoid bone. 



Esotery (es-o'-ter-e) [iau, the inner]. The property 

 or condition of arising within the organism. Cf. 

 Exoterv. 



Esothyropexy (es-o-thi-ro-peks'-e). See Exothyropexy, 



Espnoic {esp-no' -ik) [«c, in; ttvoij, vapor]. 1. In- 

 spiratory. 2. Relating to the injection of gases or 

 vapors. 



Esquamatus (e-sfcaam-a'-tus) [e, priv. ; squama, a 

 scale]. Without scales. 



Essentialism (es-eti / -sha/-ism) [essentia,' essence]. 

 The theory that diseases are not the results of a local 

 morbid process, but specific entities and to be cured 

 only with specifics. 



Essentiality (cs-cn-she-al'-it-e). The specific character 

 of a disease as opposed to its origin from a local morbid 

 process. 



Estagnon (es-tan'-yon) [Fr.]. A tinned copper jar in 

 which orange-flower water is exported from southern 

 France. 



Esthesioblast {es-the'-ze-o-blast) [alnftijaig, sensation; 

 (fotutrtfi germ]. Same as GttHglioblast, 



Esthesioneure (fs-t/n y -zc-o-uur) [alnth/otg, perception; 

 vtvpov, nerve]. A sensory neuron. 



Esthesionosis (es-t/ir-sc-o-no'-sis ) [alaOriatc, sensation ; 

 wtaor, disease]. See Esthesiodermia (Illus. Diet.). 



Esthesiophysiology (es-the-ze-o-Jiz-e-o/'-o-Je). See 

 Esthesophysiology (Illus. Diet.). 



