| 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) |
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| 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) |
| eggplant | <botany> A plant (Solanum Melongena), of East Indian origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, smooth, edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eggs | Animal reproductive bodies, or the contents thereof, used as food. The concept is differentiated from ovum, the anatomic or physiologic entity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| eggshell | 1. The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell. 2. <zoology> A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the genus Ovulum, resembling an egg in form. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eggshell calcification | A thin layer of calcification around an intrathoracic lymph node, usually in silicosis, seen on a chest radiograph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eggshell lymph node calcification | <radiology> Silicosis, sarcoid, treated Hodgkin's lymphoma (12 Dec 1998) |