| egg proteins | Proteins which are found in eggs or ova from any species. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| egg proteins, dietary | Proteins found in eggs which are consumed as a food. (12 Dec 1998) |
| egg shell nail | Thinning of nails resulting in bending and breaking of the free edge, with longitudinal fissures. Synonym: egg shell nail. Origin: hapalo-+ G. Onyx (onych-), nail (05 Mar 2000) |
| egg squash | A variety of squash with small egg-shaped fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| egg white | The white of an egg, especially a chicken's egg, used in cooking. It contains albumin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| egg yolk | The stored nutrient of the egg and the yellow portion of the egg of a bird. (12 Dec 1998) |
| egg-bird | <zoology> A species of tern, especially. The sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, Phaethon flavirostris. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| egg-on-its-side heart | <radiology> Marked cardiomegaly, typical of transposition of the great vessels (TGV), also called apple on a string (12 Dec 1998) |
| egg-white injury | <syndrome> Dermatitis, loss of hair, and loss of muscle coordination, produced in rats by diets containing large amounts of raw egg white, the avidin of which combines with biotin producing a deficiency of the latter. Synonym: egg-white injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| egg-white syndrome | <syndrome> Dermatitis, loss of hair, and loss of muscle coordination, produced in rats by diets containing large amounts of raw egg white, the avidin of which combines with biotin producing a deficiency of the latter. Synonym: egg-white injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eggar | <zoology> Any bombycid moth of the genera Eriogaster and Lasiocampa; as, the oak eggar (L. Roboris) of Europe. Origin: Etymol. Uncertain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Egger's line | Seldom-used term for the circular line of adhesion between the vitreous and posterior lens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Egger, Fritz | <person> Swiss internist, 1863-1938. See: Egger's line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eggleston method | An obsolete term for rapid digitalization by means of large doses of digitalis leaf or tincture frequently repeated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eggleston, Cary | <person> U.S. Physician, 1884-1966. See: Eggleston method. (05 Mar 2000) |