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equine encephalitis |
Noun
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encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse |
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equine encephalomyelitis |
Noun
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encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse |
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encephalomeningitis |
Noun
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inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges |
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epidemic encephalitis |
Noun
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an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926 |
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encephalitis lethargica |
Noun
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an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926 |
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endocervicitis |
Noun
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inflammation of the mucous lining of the uterine cervix |
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enteritis |
Noun
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inflammation of the intestine (especially the small intestine) |
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epicondylitis |
Noun
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painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle |
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epididymitis |
Noun
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painful inflammation of the epididymis |
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epiglottitis |
Noun
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inflammation of the epiglottis |
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episcleritis |
Noun
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inflammation of the sclera of the eye |
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esophagitis |
Noun
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inflammation of the esophagus |
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elephantiasis |
Noun
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hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum) |
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elephantiasis neuromatosa |
Noun
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hypertrophy of a limb |
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elephantiasis scroti |
Noun
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swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction |
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epistaxis |
Noun
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bleeding from the nose |
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entomophobia |
Noun
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a morbid fear of insects |
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embolus |
Noun
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an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood |
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encopresis |
Noun
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involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness |
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emotional disorder |
Noun
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any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant |
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emotional disturbance |
Noun
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any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant |
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endogenous depression |
Noun
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a state of depression for which there is no apparent precipitating cause |
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exogenous depression |
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an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief) |
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epidemic hysertia |
Noun
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a condition in which a large group of people exhibit the same state of violent mental agitation |
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encompassment |
Noun
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including entirely |
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encephalocele |
Noun
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protrusion of brain tissue through a congenital fissure in the skull |
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echinococcosis |
Noun
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infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms) |
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eternal damnation |
Noun
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the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell |
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entirety |
Noun
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the state of being total and complete |
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entireness |
Noun
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the state of being total and complete |
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eudaemonia |
Noun
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a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous |
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eudaimonia |
Noun
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a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous |
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eosinophilia |
Noun
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a symptom of allergic states |
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ecclesiastical province |
Noun
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the district within the jurisdiction of an archbishop or a metropolitan or one of the territorial divisions of an ecclesiastical order |
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environmental condition |
Noun
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the state of the environment |
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economic condition |
Noun
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the condition of the economy |
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economic crisis |
Noun
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a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment |
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esotropia |
Noun
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strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose |
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ergotism |
Noun
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poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products |
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endangerment |
Noun
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a source of danger |
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eye condition |
Noun
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the condition of the optical properties of the eye |
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eyelessness |
Noun
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blindness due to loss of the eyes |
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exotropia |
Noun
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strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward |
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ethanoyl radical |
Noun
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the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) |
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endonuclease |
Noun
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a nuclease that cleaves nucleic acids at interior bonds and so produces fragments of various sizes |
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enol |
Noun
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an organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom which in turn is doubly bonded to another carbon atom |
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essential amino acid |
Noun
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an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize |
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exonuclease |
Noun
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a nuclease that releases one nucleotide at a time (serially) beginning at one of a nucleic acid |
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ethanoic acid |
Noun
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a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals |
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ethanoate |
Noun
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a salt or ester of acetic acid |