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essential tremor |
Noun
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tremor of unknown cause, usually of the hands and head, that develops in older people |
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estrus |
Noun
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applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity |
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embitterment |
Noun
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the state of being embittered |
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eyestrain |
Noun
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a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem |
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electrolyte balance |
Noun
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an equilibrium between the amounts of electrolytes (as calcium and sodium and potassium) that is essential for normal health and functioning |
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ectopic pregnancy |
Noun
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pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus |
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epileptic seizure |
Noun
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convulsions accompanied by impaired consciousness |
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extrauterine pregnancy |
Noun
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pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus |
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ectopic gestation |
Noun
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pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus |
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extrauterine gestation |
Noun
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pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus |
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epilepsia major |
Noun
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a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body |
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epilepsia major |
Noun
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epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking |
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eccyesis |
Noun
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pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus |
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entopic pregnancy |
Noun
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pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterus |
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epilepsia minor |
Noun
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a seizure of short duration characterized by momentary unconsciousness and local muscle spasms or twitching |
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epilepsia minor |
Noun
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epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (and possibly other abnormalities) |
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endemic disease |
Noun
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a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location |
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enteropathy |
Noun
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a disease of the intestinal tract |
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ectasia |
Noun
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dilatation or distension of a hollow organ |
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ectasis |
Noun
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dilatation or distension of a hollow organ |
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encephalopathy |
Noun
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any disorder or disease of the brain |
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epilepsy |
Noun
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a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions |
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eunuchoidism |
Noun
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the state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop) |
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eating disorder |
Noun
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a disorder of the normal eating routine |
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embolism |
Noun
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occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle) |
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embolism |
Noun
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an insertion into a calendar |
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exophthalmic goiter |
Noun
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exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter |
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ectrodactyly |
Noun
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congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes |
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enteroptosis |
Noun
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an abnormally downward position of the intestines in the abdominal cavity |
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erethism |
Noun
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an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part |
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essential hypertension |
Noun
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persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found |
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enterolithiasis |
Noun
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the presence of calculi in the intestines |
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emmetropia |
Noun
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(ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina |
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enterostenosis |
Noun
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abnormal narrowing of the intestine |
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expressive aphasia |
Noun
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aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired |
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emphysema |
Noun
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an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function |
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epidemic meningitis |
Noun
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meningitis caused by bacteria and often fatal |
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epidemic cholera |
Noun
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an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food |
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epidemic disease |
Noun
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any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people |
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endemic typhus |
Noun
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acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea |
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epidemic roseola |
Noun
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a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days |
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exanthema subitum |
Noun
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a viral disease of infants and young children |
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epispadias |
Noun
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a congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis |
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enteric fever |
Noun
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serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation and ulceration |
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eczema marginatum |
Noun
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fungal infection of the groin (most common in men) |
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epidemic parotitis |
Noun
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an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands |
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empyema |
Noun
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a collection of pus in a body cavity (especially in the lung cavity) |
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erythroblastosis fetalis |
Noun
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severe anemia in newborn babies |
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eye infection |
Noun
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an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid |
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enterobiasis |
Noun
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an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis |