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Enteritis. Inflammation of the bowels. 



Entozoon. a worm, or other parasite, within an animal 

 body. 



Enuresis. Incontinence of urine. 



Ephelis, Ephelides. Sun-burn. 



Ephemeral. Continuing for a day. 



Epigastric. Over the stomach. 



Epilepsy. A disease characterized by recurring convul- 

 sions, during which the patient is unconscious. 



Epiphyte. A vegetable parasite. 



Epistaxis. Bleeding from the nose. 



Epithelioma. An epithelial tumor. 



Epithelium. A thin, superficial layer of cells upon a base- 

 ment membrane. 



Epizootic. Affecting animals over an unlimited region. 

 Not limited to any locality. 



Epizoon. a parasitic animal or animalcule. 



Equinia. Glanders ; a malignant disease of the horse, 

 sometimes conveyed to men. 



Eremacausis. Decay, or slow combustion. 



Erosion. Corrosion ; destruction of tissue by chemical 

 agency. 



Eructation. Belching of wind. 



Erythema. A florid inflammation of the skin ; classed with 

 the exanthemata. 



Etiology. The study of the causation of disease. 



Exacerbation. An increase of the symptoms; e.g. of 

 fever; a ferbrile paroxysm. 



Exanthem. a rash, or florid eruption. 



Exanthemata A class of diseases in which, with fever 

 there is an eruption characteristic of each. 



ExciTO-MOTOR. Reflex ; relating to the production of 

 movement in muscles by impressions transmitted through 

 nerves and nerve-centres. 



Excito-secretory. Reflex excitement of secretory organs 

 by distant impressions, transmitted through the nerves. 



Excreta. Matters thrown out as waste from the body. 



Exfoliate. To fall or throw off, like leaves from a tree. 



ExosMOSis. See Endosmosis. 



