| EAA | electroacupuncture analgesia; Epilepsy Association of America; essential amino acid; excitatory amin... |
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| EACH | essential access community hospital |
| EFA | Epilepsy Foundation of America; essential fatty acid; extrafamily adoptee |
| EFAD | essential fatty acid deficiency |
| EH | enlarged heart; external hyperalimentation; epidermolytic hyperkeratosis; epoxide hydratase; essenti... |
| essential telangiectasia | Localised capillary dilation of undetermined origin. Synonym: angioma serpiginosum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| essential thrombocythaemia | A rare condition related to polycythaemia rubra vera characterised by the production of large numbers of abnormal platelets. Symptoms include haemorrhage, blood clots and enlargement of the spleen. Treatment varies according to the severity of the disease. (13 Nov 1997) |
| essential thrombocytopenia | A primary form of thrombocytopenia, in contrast to secondary forms that are associated with metastatic neoplasms, tuberculosis, and leukaemia involving the bone marrow, or with direct suppression of bone marrow by the use of chemical agents, or with other conditions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| essential tremor | <neurology> A tremor that is associated with purposeful movement or motor activity. Essential tremor is the most common form of tremor with no identifiable cause. Stress, anxiety and the use of stimulants (for example caffeine, decongestants) can often make the tremor worse. Treatment is usually not necessary for this benign condition. (27 Sep 1997) |
| fatty acids, essential | Fatty acids that cannot be synthesised by the human body and must be obtained from dietary sources, e.g., linoleic acids and linolenic acids. (12 Dec 1998) |