| CEC | central echo complex; ciliated epithelial cell; Commission of the European Community |
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| CEOT | calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor |
| EC | effective concentration; ejection click; electrochemical; electron capture; embryonal carcinoma; eme... |
| ECV | epithelial cell vacuolization; extracellular volume; extracorporeal volume |
| EECD | endothelial-epithelial corneal dystrophy |
| epithelial attachment | A collar of epthelial cells attached to the tooth surface and subepithelial connective tissue found at the base of the gingival crevice. Synonym: epithelial attachment. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| epithelial body | <anatomy, endocrinology> Four small endocrine glands lying close or embedded in the posterior surface of the thyroid gland. They secrete the hormone parathormone. (27 Sep 1997) |
| epithelial cancer | Any malignant neoplasm originating from epithelium, i.e., a carcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial carcinoma | Cancer that begins in the cells that line an organ. (12 Dec 1998) |
| epithelial cast | A cast that contains epithelial cells and their remnants; occurs most frequently in renal tubules and urine as a marker for renal tubular necrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial cell | One of the many varieties of cell's that form epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial cells | Cells that cover the surface of the body and line its cavities. (12 Dec 1998) |
| epithelial choroid layer | The layer of modified ependymal cells that forms the inner layer of the tela choroidea, facing the ventricle. Synonym: lamina epithelialis, epithelial choroid layer, lamina choroidea epithelialis, lamina choroidea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial cyst | A cyst lined with epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial dysplasia | A disorder of differentiation of epithelial cells which may regress, remain stable, or progress to invasive carcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial dystrophy | Corneal dystrophy affecting primarily the epithelium and its basement membrane. See: juvenile epithelial corneal dystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial ectoderm | That part of the ectoderm separating from the neuroectoderm at about the fourth week of embryonic life; the epidermis and its specialised derivatives develop from it. Synonym: superficial ectoderm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial inlay | A skin graft wrapped (raw side out) around a bolus of dental compound and inserted into a prepared surgical pocket. Synonym: epithelial inlay, Esser graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial lamina | The layer of modified ependymal cells that forms the inner layer of the tela choroidea, facing the ventricle. Synonym: lamina epithelialis, epithelial choroid layer, lamina choroidea epithelialis, lamina choroidea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial layers | See: epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |