| emmet | 1. <entomology> An ant. 2. <ornithology> Emmet hunter, the wry neck. Origin: OE. Emete, amete, AS. Aemete. See Ant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Emmet's needle | <instrument, surgery> A strong needle with the eye in the point, having a wide curve, and set in a handle, used to pass a ligature around an undissected structure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Emmet's operation | <medicine> The operation of sewing up a laceration of the neck of the uterus. Origin: Gr. Neck + to sew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Emmet, Thomas | <person> U.S. Gynecologist, 1828-1919. See: Emmet's needle, Emmet's operation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emmetropia | <ophthalmology> That refractive condition of the eye in which the rays of light are all brought accurately and without undue effort to a focus upon the retina; opposed to hypermetropia, myopia, an astigmatism. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. In measure, proportioned, suitable (in + measure) +, eye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| emmetropic | <ophthalmology> Pertaining to or characterised by emmetropia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emmetropization | <ophthalmology> The process by which the refraction of the anterior ocular segment and the axial length of the eye tend to balance each other to produce emmetropia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emmetropy | <ophthalmology> That refractive condition of the eye in which the rays of light are all brought accurately and without undue effort to a focus upon the retina; opposed to hypermetropia, myopia, an astigmatism. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. In measure, proportioned, suitable (in + measure) +, eye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Emmonsiella capsulata | The ascomycetous (perfect, sexual, teleomorph) state of Histoplasma capsulatum. Synonym: Emmonsiella capsulata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emodin | <chemistry> An orange-red crystalline substance, C15H10O5, obtained from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc, and regarded as a derivative of anthraquinone; so called from a species of rhubarb (Rheum emodei). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| emodin O-methyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses methylation of the 8-hydroxy group of emodin, forming questin; mw = 322 kD Registry number: EC 2.1.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| emodinanthrone oxygenase | <enzyme> Internal monooxygenase from aspergillus terreus which converts emodinanthrone to emodin; does not require any foreign electron donor Registry number: EC 1.13.12.- Synonym: emodin anthrone oxygenase, emodin anthrone monooxygenase, emodinanthrone monooxygenase (26 Jun 1999) |
| emolliate | To soften; to render effeminate. "Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valor." (Pinkerton) Origin: See Emollient. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| emollient | <pharmacology> Softening or soothing. Synonym: malactic. Origin: L. Emolliens = softening (18 Nov 1997) |
| emollients | Oleagenous substances used topically to soothe, soften or protect skin or mucus membranes. They are usd also as vehicles for other dermatologic agents. (12 Dec 1998) |
| embryonic anideus |
a blastoderm in which no embryonic axis develops.
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| embryopathic cataract |
a congenital opacity caused by intrauterine infection, eg, rubella, syphilis, or toxoplasmosis.
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| EMC virus |
encephalomyocarditis virus, a virus of the genus Cardiovirus found in Africa, South America, and elsewhere, which causes mild aseptic meningitis in humans and encephalomyocarditis in pigs and certain nonhuman primates; it is represented by four strains which appear to be substantially identical in immunological and other respects. It includes the Columbia SK, Mengo, and MM viruses.
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| emphysematous bulla |
any space in a distended area of an emphysematous lung, ranging in size from one centimeter to most of a hemithorax.
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| empyema tube |
a tube for draining an empyema from the thoracic cavity.
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| EM | honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in"professor emeritus" |
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| EM | the act of emerging |
| EM | (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse |
| EM | United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882) |
| EM | a hard gary-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite |
| EM | cloth covered with powdered emery |
| EM | stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand |
| EM | a mixture of emery dust and a binder |
| EM | a mixture of emery dust and a binder |
| EM | a wheel composed of abrasive material |
| EM | an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy |
| EM | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth |