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founded on experience alone, as 

 opposed to experience based on 

 scientific knowledge ; the practice 

 of medicine without a medical 

 education ; quackery. 



emprosthotonos, n., Zm'pros'thtit'- 

 6n-6s (Gr. emprosthen, in front ; 

 teino, I bend), a form of tonic 

 convulsion in which the patient 

 is thrown forwards, as occurs in 

 some cases of tetanus. 



empyema, n., %m'pi-&n'& (Gr. 

 empuema, a purulent discharge 

 from en, in ; puon, pus), a 

 collection of purulent matter in 

 the pleural cavity. 



emulsin, n., e-muls'-m (L. Zmtilsus, 

 milked out, drained out from e, 

 out of; mulgeo, I milk), a nitrog- 

 enous compound found in certain 

 oily seeds, as in almonds : emul- 

 sion, n., e-mul'shun, a smooth 

 liquid for softening; a cough 

 mixture ; a bland fluid medicine 

 having a milky appearance, pro- 

 duced chiefly by the combination 

 of an oily substance with water 

 and an alkali. 



emunctory, n., e-mtingk'-ter-i, 

 emunctories, n. plu., -ter-%z (L. 

 emunctus, wiped or blown, as 

 one's nose), a part of the body 

 where anything excrementitious 

 is collected or separated in readi- 

 ness for ejectment. 



enarthrosis, n., en'-ar-thros'-is (Gr. 

 enarthros, jointed from en, in; 

 arthron, a joint), a ball-and- 

 socket joint, like the shoulder 

 and hip, allowing motion in every 

 direction. 



enation, n., %>naf-shun (L. endtus, 

 grown or sprung up from e, out 

 of; ndtus, born), the changes 

 produced by excessive develop- 

 ment in various organs of plants; 

 the growth of adventitious lobes. 



Encephalartos, n., %n'-sef-dl-drt'-6s 

 (Gr. engkephalos, that which is in 

 the head from en, in; kephale, 

 the head ; artos, bread), a genus 

 of trees, Ord. Cycadacese, whose 

 various species are known by the 



Hottentots under the general 

 name 'bread-tree.' 



encephalitis, n., Zn'-sef-al-lt'-is or 

 %ng f -kef-dl-lt''is (Gr. engkephalos, 

 that which is in the head, the 

 brain from en, in; kephale, the 

 head), inflammation of the brain: 

 encephaloid, a., %n-sej'-dldyd or 

 %ng-kef f - (Gr. eidos, resemblance), 

 resembling the materials of the 

 brain. 



encephalon, n., %n>sef-al-8n or 

 eng-kef'-dl'On (Gr. engkephalos, 

 the brain from en, in ; kephale, 

 the head), the whole contents of 

 the cranium ; the brain : enceph- 

 alous, a., %n-sef-dl>tis or Vug-kef-, 

 possessing a distinct head, applied 

 to certain of the molluscs : 

 encephalocele, n., Zn'-sef-til'd- 

 sel or Zng'-kef-al'* (Gr. kele, a 

 tumour), a congenital condition 

 in which, owing to a de- 

 ficiency in the cranial walls, a 

 portion of the brain and its 

 membranes are protruded; also 

 called * hernia cerebri.' 



enchondroma, n., $n'-k8n-drdm r -d 

 (Gr. en, in; chondros, cartilage), 

 a tumour somewhat smooth on its 

 surface, essentially consisting of 

 cartilaginous structure. 



encipient, n., %n-sip'-i-ent (L. en, 

 in; capio, I take), a palatable 

 vehicle in which cattle may take 

 a medical preparation, such as 

 bruised coriander seeds. 



encysted, a., en-sist'-ed (Gr. en, in; 

 kustis, a bladder), enclosed in a 

 bag, sac, or cyst ; consisting of 

 cysts: encystation, n., Vn'-stet* 

 a'-shun, the transformation under- 

 gone by certain of the Protozoa, 

 when they become motionless, 

 and surround themselves with a 

 thick coating or cyst. 



endecagynian, a., Zn'd&k-fi-fln'- 

 i- an, also endecagynous, a., 

 Zn'-dZk-tidf-m-us (Gr. hendeka, 

 eleven; gune, a woman), in bot., 

 having eleven pistils. 



endemic, a., Zn-dtm'-ik (Gr. en, 

 in ; demos, a people), peculiar to 



