| eka- | <prefix> Prefix used to denote an undiscovered or just discovered element in the periodic system before a proper and official name is assigned by authorities; e.g., eka-osmium, now plutonium. Origin: Sanskrit eka, one (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ekaboron | <chemistry> The name given by Mendelejeff in accordance with the periodic law, and by prediction, to a hypothetical element then unknown, but since discovered and named scandium; so called because it was a missing analogue of the boron group. See Scandium. Origin: G, fr. Skr. Ka one + G. Bor, boron, E. Boron. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ekaluminium | <chemistry> The name given to a hypothetical element, later discovered and called gallium. See Gallium, and cf. Ekabor. Origin: Skr. Ka one + E. Aluminium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ekasilicon | <chemistry> The name of a hypothetical element predicted and afterwards discovered and named germanium; so called because it was a missing analogue of the silicon group. See Germanium, and cf. Ekkabor. Origin: Skr. Ka one + E. Silicon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Ekbom | K. A., Swedish neurologist, *1907. See: Ekbom syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ekbom syndrome | <syndrome> A sense of indescribable uneasiness, twitching, or restlessness that occurs in the legs after going to bed, frequently leading to insomnia, which may be relieved temporarily by walking about; thought to be caused by inadequate circulation or as a side effect of antipsychotic medication. See: akathisia. Synonym: Ekbom syndrome, restless legs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ekebergite | <chemical> A variety of scapolite. Origin: From Ekeberg, a German. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| EKG | <cardiology, investigation> An recording of the electrical activity of the heart on a moving strip of paper. The electrocardiogram detects and records the electrical potential of the heart during contraction. Acronym: ECG (13 Nov 1997) |
| EKG trigger | eCG trigger |
| ekiri | An acute, toxic form of dysentery of infants seen in Japan and due to Shigella sonnei. Origin: Jap. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ektacytometry | <investigation> Method in which cells (usually erythrocytes) are exposed to increasing shear stress and the laser diffraction pattern through the suspension is recorded, it goes from circular to elliptical as shear increases. From these measurements a deformability index for the cells can be derived. (18 Nov 1997) |
| EKY | <abbreviation> Electrokymogram. (05 Mar 2000) |