| en bloc | In a lump; as a whole; used to refer to autopsy techniques in which visceral organs are removed in large blocks allowing the prosector to retain a continuity in organ architecture during the subsequent dissection. Origin: Fr., in a lump (05 Mar 2000) |
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| en grappe | Denoting the grapelike cluster arrangement of microconidia of certain dermatophytes. Origin: Fr. En, in, + grappe, bunch of grapes (05 Mar 2000) |
| en thyrse | Microconidia of certain dermatophytes arranged singly along both sides of a hypha. Origin: Fr., fr. G. En-, in, + thyrsos, a stalk, wand (05 Mar 2000) |
| en- | 1. <prefix> A prefix signifying in or into, used in many English words, chiefly those borrowed from the French. Some English words are written indifferently with en- or in-. For ease of pronunciation it is commonly changed to em- before p, b, and m, as in employ, embody, emmew. It is sometimes used to give a causal force, as in enable, enfeeble, to cause to be, or to make, able, or feeble; and sometimes merely gives an intensive force, as in enchasten. 2. A prefix from Gr. In, meaning in; as, encephalon, entomology. See In-. (29 Oct 1998) |
| enacyloxin oxidase | <enzyme> A quinoprotein oxidase which converts the antibiotic enacyloxin iva to enacyloxin IIa by oxidation of the 15' oh to =o Registry number: EC 1.1.99.- Synonym: enx oxidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| enaemiasis | The use of enemas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enalapril | <chemical> Orally active inhibitor of kininase II. It controls essential and renal hypertension, improves glomerular filtration rate and effective renal blood flow, and decreases renal vascular resistance without producing adverse effects on salt and water excretion or body fluid composition. Pharmacological action: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, antihypertensive agents. Chemical name: L-Proline, 1-(N-(1-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3-phenylpropyl)-L-alanyl)-, (S)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| enalapril maleate | L-Proline, 1-[N-[1-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3-phenylpropyl]-l-alanyl]-,(S)-, (Z)-2-butenedioate (1:1);a prodrug for enalaprilat, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor used as an anti-hypertensive agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enalaprilat | <chemical> (s)-1-(n-(1-carboxy-3-phenylpropyl)-l-alanyl)-l-proline dihydrate. The active metabolite of enalapril and a potent intravenously administered angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. It is an effective agent for the treatment of essential hypertension and has beneficial haemodynamic effects in heart failure. The drug produces renal vasodilation with an increase in sodium excretion. Pharmacological action: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, antihypertensive agents. Chemical name: L-Proline, 1-(N-(1-carboxy-3-phenylpropyl)-L-alanyl)-, dihydrate, (S)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| enaliosaur | <paleontology> One of the Enaliosauria. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| enaliosauria | <paleontology> An extinct group of marine reptiles, embracing both the Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria, now regarded as distinct orders. Origin: NL, from Gr. Marine (in + the sea) + a lizard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| enaliosaurian | <paleontology> Pertaining to the Enaliosauria. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| enamel | <dentistry> A hard ceramic which covers the exposed part of your teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| enamel cap | The enamel covering the crown of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enamel cell | <cell biology> Columnar epithelial cells that secrete the enamel layer of teeth in mammals. Their apical surfaces are tapering Tomes processes) and are embedded within the enamel matrix. (18 Nov 1997) |