| EKC | Epidemic Kerato-Conjunctivitis |
|---|---|
| EHAA | epidemic hepatitis-associated antigen |
| EHF | epidemic hemorrhagic fever; exophthalmos-hyperthyroid factor; extreme high frequency |
| EIS | Environmental Impact Statement; Epidemic Intelligence Service |
| EKC | epidemic keratoconjunctivitis |
| pleurisy with effusion | Pleurisy accompanied by serous exudation. Synonym: serous pleurisy, wet pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| costal pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura lining the thoracic walls. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemorrhagic pleurisy | Pleurisy with an effusion of blood-stained serum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sacculated pleurisy | Pleurisy with the inflammatory exudate divided into separate regions by adhesions or inflammatory changes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| productive pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura with thickening of the membrane. Synonym: productive pleurisy. Origin: pachy-+ pleura + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| proliferating pleurisy | Pleurisy with a tendency for the proliferation of inflammatory exudate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pulmonary pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura covering the lungs. Synonym: visceral pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent pleurisy | Pleurisy with empyema. Synonym: suppurative pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serofibrinous pleurisy | The more common form of pleurisy, characterised by a fibrinous exudate on the surface of the pleura and an extensive effusion of serous fluid into the pleural cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serous pleurisy | Pleurisy accompanied by serous exudation. Synonym: serous pleurisy, wet pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| suppurative pleurisy | Pleurisy with empyema. Synonym: suppurative pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| double pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura on both sides of the thorax. Synonym: double pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dry pleurisy | Pleurisy with a fibrinous exudation, without an effusion of serum, resulting in adhesion between the opposing surfaces of the pleura. Synonym: adhesive pleurisy, fibrinous pleurisy, plastic pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interlobular pleurisy | Inflammation limited to the pleura in the sulci between the pulmonary lobes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| encysted pleurisy | A form of serofibrinous pleurisy, in which adhesions occur at various points, circumscribing the serous effusion. (05 Mar 2000) |