| edible | Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Anything edible. Edible bird's nest. See Bird's nest. 2. <zoology> Edible crab, any snail used as food, especially. Helix pomatia and H. Aspersa of Europe. Origin: L. Edibilis, fr. Edere to eat. See Eat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| edict | A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch. "It stands as an edict in destiny." (Shak) Edict of Nantes, an edict issued by Henry IV. (A. D. 1598), giving toleration to Protestants. Its revocation by Louis XIV. (A. D. 1685) was followed by terrible persecutions and the expatriation of thousands of French Protestants. Synonym: Decree, proclamation, law, ordinance, statute, rule, order, manifesti, command. See Law. Origin: L. Edictum, fr. Edicere, edictum, to declare, proclaim; e out + dicere to say: cf. F. Edit. See Diction. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| edictal | Relating to, or consisting of, edicts; as, the Roman edictal law. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Edinger, Ludwig | <person> German anatomist, 1855-1918. See: Edinger-Westphal nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Edinger-Westphal nucleus | A small group of preganglionic parasympathetic motor neurons in the midline near the rostral pole of the oculomotor nucleus of the midbrain; the axons of these motor neurons leave the brain with the oculomotor nerve and synapse on the cells of the ciliary ganglion which in turn innervate the sphincter muscle of the pupil and ciliary muscle. Destruction of this nucleus or its efferent fibres causes maximal paralytic dilation of the pupil; also demonstrated to project fibres to lower levels of the brainstem and all spinal levels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| edingtonite | <chemical> A grayish white zeolitic mineral, in tetragonal crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| editorial | A statement of the opinions, beliefs, and policy of the editor or publisher of a journal, usually on current matters of medical or scientific significance to the medical community or society at large. The editorials published by editors of journals representing the official organ of a society or organization are generally substantive. (12 Dec 1998) |
| editress | A female editor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |