Dysmenorrhcea. Difficult or painful menstruation. 

 Dysphagia. Difficulty of swallowing. 

 Dyspncea. Difficult respiration. 

 Dysuria. Difficult urination. 



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EccHYMOSis. Effiision of blood under the skin. 



Eclampsia. Convulsion. 



Ecthyma. A disease of the skin, characterized by large 



pustules. 

 EcTROTic. Abortive; productive of abortion. 

 Eczema. A vesicular eruptive disease. 

 Effete. Worn out ; dead. 

 Elephantiasis Arabum. An enlargement of the limbs, 



scrotum, neck, etc. 

 Elephantiasis Grcecorum. A severe cutaneous affection, 



with purple tumors, etc. 

 Eliminate. To remove or drive out from the system. 

 Embolic. Obstructive ; applied to a clot thrown as a plug 



into an arterial trunk. 

 Emphysema. Distention of a cellular tissue with air. 

 Empirical. The result oi observation only; as contrasted 



with rational or deductive. 

 Emprosthotonos. Arching of the body forward. 

 Empyema. A collection of pus in the pleural cavity. 

 Emulsify. To suspend or diffiise an insoluble substance in 



w^ater by means of mucilage. 

 Encephaloid. Brain-like. 

 Encephalon. The brain ; /. e. the whole contents of the 



cranium. 

 Endemic. Local ; confined to certain localities. 

 Endermic. Within or under the skin. 

 Endocarditis. Inflammation of the lining membrane of 



the heart. 

 Endosmose. The spontaneous interchange of fluids through 



organic membrane. 



