| ebranlement | Twisting a polyp on its stalk to cause atrophy. Origin: Fr. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ebstein anomaly | <radiology> Tricuspid valve: abnormal formation and insertion, usually tricuspid insufficiency, right atrial enlargement (if severe, box-like heart), decreased pulmonary vascularity, cyanosis, severe at birth, mild in later childhood, angio: to-and-fro motion of contrast between RA and atrialised RV (12 Dec 1998) |
| ebstein's anomaly | Congenital downward displacement of the tricuspid valve with the septal and posterior leaflets being attached to the wall of the right ventricle. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Ebstein's disease | Congenital downward displacement of the tricuspid valve with the septal and posterior leaflets being attached to the wall of the right ventricle. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Ebstein's sign | <clinical sign> In pericardial effusion, obtuseness of the cardiohepatic angle on percussion. Sign of oedema of lower eyelid, swelling of the lower lid found in congestive failure, myxoedema, or nephrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ebstein, Wilhelm | <person> German physician, 1836-1912. See: Ebstein's anomaly, Ebstein's disease, Ebstein's sign, Armanni-Ebstein change, Armanni-Ebstein kidney, Pel-Ebstein disease, Pel-Ebstein fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ebullioscope | <instrument, physics> An instrument for observing the boiling point of liquids, especially for determining the alcoholic strength of a mixture by the temperature at which it boils. Origin: L. Ebullire to boil up + -scope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ebullism | Formation of water vapor bubbles in the tissues brought on by an extreme reduction in barometric pressure; occurs if the body is exposed to pressures which are found above an altitude of 63,000 feet. Origin: L. Ebullire, to boil out (05 Mar 2000) |
| ebullition | 1. A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor. 2. Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other process which causes the liberation of a gas or an aeriform fluid, as in the mixture of an acid with a carbonated alkali. [Formerly written bullition. 3. A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an ebullition of anger or ill temper. Origin: F. Ebullition, L. Ebullitio, fr. Ebullire. See Ebullient. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ebur | A tissue resembling ivory in outward appearance or structure. Origin: L. Ivory (05 Mar 2000) |
| ebur dentis | <dentistry> The calcified tissue below the enamel, enclosing the cavity of the tooth containing the pulp chamber and root canals. (08 Jan 1998) |
| eburnation | <medicine> A condition of bone cartilage occurring in certain diseases of these tissues, in which they acquire an unnatural density, and come to resemble ivory. Origin: L. Eburnus of ivory, fr. Ebur ivory: cf. F. Eburnation. See Ivory. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eburnation of dentin | A condition observed in arrested dental caries wherein decalcified dentin is burnished and takes on a polished, often brown-stained appearance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eburneous | Resembling ivory, especially in colour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eburnitis | Increased density and hardness of dentin, which may occur after the dentin is exposed. Origin: L. Eburneus, of ivory, + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |