| enterococci |
An indicator organism used to assess the presence of human pollution (as distinct from animal pollution) in waterways or the sea.
Ãâó: www.deh.gov.au/soe/2001/coasts/glossary.html
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| enteral nutrition |
a way to provide food through a tube placed in the nose, the stomach, or the small intestine. A tube in the nose is called a nasogastric or nasoantral tube. A tube that goes through the skin into the stomach is called a gastrostomy or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). A tube into the small intestine is called a jejunostomy or percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ) tube.
Ãâó: ymghealthinfo.org/content.asp
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| entity |
"a collection of characters that can be referenced as a unit" (ISO 8879:1986). Entities provide a useful way of easily incorporating often repeated characters, phrases or paragraphs within a document; or bringing separate units of information (graphics or external files, for example) that are stored externally into an SGML document at the time of processing.
Ãâó: www.uoguelph.ca/history/urban/glossary-03.html
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| entrapment neuropathy |
This is a pathological situation where a nerve is trapped in an abnormally small canal. The nerve is pinched and does not function. Pain is common
Ãâó: www.lieberson.com/en/neurgosurgery_glossary/e.htm
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| enterostomy |
ostomy, or opening, into the intestine through the abdominal wall.
Ãâó: www.luhs.org/health/topics/glossary/e.htm
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