| EPI | echo planar imaging; electronic portal imaging; Emotion Profile Index; epilepsy; epinephrine; epithe... |
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| TRASHES | tuberculosis, radiotherapy, ankylosing spondylitis, histoplasmosis, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, s... |
| BJM | bones, joints, and muscles |
| BMJ | bones, muscles, joints; British Medical Journal |
| EOMI | extraocular muscles intact |
| alveolitis, extrinsic allergic | Conditions in which inhalation of organic dusts results in hypersensitivity reactions at the alveolar level, associated with the production of precipitins. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| extrinsic | 1. Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; opposed to intrinsic. "The extrinsic aids of education and of artificial culture." (I. Taylor) 2. <anatomy> Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other part said of certain groups of muscles. Opposed to intrinsic. Origin: L. Extrinsecus; exter on the outside + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. Second: cf. F. Extrinseque. See Exterior, Second. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| extrinsic allergic alveolitis | <radiology> Exposure to organic dust less than 5u in size, recurrent episodes of fever, chills, dry cough, dyspnea following exposure after 6 hr interval (10-40% assymptomatic), spontaneous resolution in 1-2 days, farmer's lung, Pandora's pneumonitis, bird-fancier's lung, mushroom worker's lung, bagassosis, malt worker's lung, maple bark disease, suberosis, sequoiosis see: acute extrinsic allergic alveolitis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis (12 Dec 1998) |
| extrinsic asthma | Bronchial asthma resulting from an allergic reaction to foreign substances, such as inhaled particles, vapors, or gases, or ingested foods, beverages, or drugs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrinsic colour | Colour applied to the external surface of a dental prosthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrinsic factor | Dietary vitamin B12. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrinsic factor deficiency | <disease> An inherited disorder that causes abnormal blood clotting due to the congenital absence of one of the 20 different plasma proteins involved in the coagulation process. Symptoms include bleeding of the gums, nosebleeds, easy bruising, bleeding in muscles or joints and excessive menstrual bleeding. Treatment includes the administration of plasma concentrates of factor VII (extrinsic factor). (27 Sep 1997) |
| extrinsic incubation period | Time required for the development of a disease agent in a vector, from the time of uptake of the agent to the time when the vector is infective. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrinsic motivation | The search for satisfaction, or to avoid dissatisfaction, through non-task aspects of the environment such as seeking comfort, safety, and security from others or through the efforts of others. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrinsic pathway | <haematology> Initiation of blood clotting as a result of factors released from damaged tissue, as opposed to contact with a foreign surface (the intrinsic pathway). Tissue thromboplastin (Factor III) in conjunction with Factor VII proconvertin) will activate Factor X that, once activated, converts prothrombin to thrombin. (27 Jun 1999) |
| extrinsic protein | <protein> A protein found in a cell or tissue which came from somewhere else (other than the cell or tissue in which it is found). (09 Oct 1997) |
| extrinsic proteins | Pathways that can be easily removed from a biomembrane (e.g., by altering the pH or the ionic strength). Synonym: extrinsic proteins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| extrinsic sphincter | A sphincter provided by circular muscular fibres extraneous to the organ. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abdominal muscles | A large group of muscles in the front of the abdomen that assists in the regular breathing movement and supports the muscles of the spine while lifting and keeping abdominal organs such as the intestines in place. (12 Dec 1998) |
| antagonistic muscles | Those having an opposite function, the contraction of one having the potential, in theory, to "neutralise" that of the other. (05 Mar 2000) |