| endodermis | Single layer of cells surrounding the central stele (vascular tissue) in roots. The radial and transverse walls contain the hydrophobic Casparian band, that prevents water flow in or out of the stele through the apoplast. Also present in some stems. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| Endodermophyton | Former name for Trichophyton, especially for the species causing tinea imbricata, T. Concentricum. Origin: endo-+ G. Derma, skin, + phyton, plant (05 Mar 2000) |
| endodiascope | <instrument> An X-ray tube that may be placed within a cavity of the body; an archaic device. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endodiascopy | X-ray visualization by means of an endodiascope; an archaic procedure. Origin: endo-+ G. Dia, through, + skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
| endodontia | A dental specialty concerned with the maintenance of the dental pulp in a state of health and the treatment of the pulp cavity (pulp chamber and pulp canal). (12 Dec 1998) |
| endodontic stabiliser | A pin implant passing through the apex of a tooth from its root canal and extending well into the underlying bone to provide immobilization of periodontally involved teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endodontic treatment | The means by which painful or diseased teeth, in which the pulp is involved, are restored to a healthy state, removal of a normal, diseased, or dead pulp by biochemical and mechanical means, enlargement and sterilization of the root canal, followed by filling the canal, to effect healing of diseased periapical tissues, the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the pulp and their sequelae. Synonym: endodontic treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endodontics | A dental specialty concerned with the maintenance of the dental pulp in a state of health and the treatment of the pulp cavity (pulp chamber and pulp canal). (12 Dec 1998) |
| endodontist | <specialist> A dentist who specialises in root canals and the treatment of diseases or injuries that affect the root tips or nerves of the teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| endodontologist | <specialist> A dentist who specialises in root canals and the treatment of diseases or injuries that affect the root tips or nerves of the teeth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| endodontology | A dental specialty concerned with the maintenance of the dental pulp in a state of health and the treatment of the pulp cavity (pulp chamber and pulp canal). (12 Dec 1998) |
| endodyocyte | 1. A trophozoite formed by endodyogeny. Synonym: merozoite. Origin: endo-+ G. Dys, two, + kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000) |
| endodyogeny | A process of asexual development seen among certain coccidia, such as Toxoplasma and Frenkelia, in which no separate nuclear division occurs, as in schizogony; the two daughters develop internally within the parent, without nuclear conjugation. Origin: endo-+ G. Dys, two, + genesis, creation (05 Mar 2000) |
| endoenteritis | Inflammation of the intestinal mucous membrane. Origin: endo-+ G. Enteron, intestine, -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| endoenzyme | <enzyme> An enzyme which is not secreted or exported out of the cell, but is kept and used by the cell which made it. Compare: ectoenzyme. An enzyme that makes bonds within polymers (chains of similar units). (09 Oct 1997) |