| erica | <botany> A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers. Origin: NL, fr. L. Erice heath, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| ericaceous | <botany> Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Erichsen | Sir John, English surgeon, 1818-1896. See: Erichsen's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Erichsen's sign | <clinical sign> In sacroiliac disease, pain is felt when sudden pressure approximates the iliac bones; this sign is not present in hip disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ericinol | <chemistry> A colourless oil (quickly becoming brown), with a pleasant odour, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin. Origin: NL. Ericaceae the Heath family + L. Oleum oil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ericolin | <chemistry> A glucoside found in the bearberry (and others of the Ericaceae), and extracted as a bitter, yellow, amorphous mass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |