| ECRL | extensor carpi radialis longus |
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| ECU | environmental control unit; extended care unit; extensor carpi ulnaris |
| ED | early-decision [applicant]; early differentiation; ectodermal dysplasia; ectopic depolarization; eff... |
| EDB | early dry breakfast; electron-dense body; extensor digitorum brevis |
| EDC | emergency decontamination center; end-diastolic count; estimated date of conception; expected date o... |
| short bowel syndrome | <syndrome> A malabsorption syndrome resulting from extensive operative resection of small bowel. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| short-bowel syndrome | <syndrome> Malabsorption and maldigestion resulting from disease or resection of large portions of the small intestine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short-breathed | 1. Having short-breath, or quick respiration. 2. Having short life. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| short central artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the precommunical part of the anterior cerebral artery. Synonym: arteria centralis brevis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short chain | In bacteriology, a string of two to eight cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase | See: acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (NADPH+). (05 Mar 2000) |
| short-chain beta-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrase | <enzyme> Forms trans-2-enoyl-CoA; maximal activity with trans-2-hexenoyl-CoA, followed by crotonyl-CoA; not the same as EC 4.2.1.17 Registry number: EC 4.2.1.- Synonym: beta-hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrase, short-chain beta-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme a dehydrase (26 Jun 1999) |
| short ciliary nerve | <anatomy, nerve> One of a number of branches of the ciliary ganglion, supplying the ciliary muscles, iris, and tunics of the eyeball. Synonym: nervus ciliaris brevis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short-circuit | <physics> A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity. <physics> To join, as the electrodes of a battery or dynamo or any two points of a circuit, by a conductor of low resistance. Origin: Short-circuited; Short-circuiting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| short crus of incus | The short crus of incus; the process of the incus that fits into a depression (fossa incudis) in the epitympanic recess. Synonym: crus breve incudis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short-day plant | A plant requiring less than 12 hours of daylight in order for flowering to occur. (09 Oct 1997) |
| short gastric arteries | Four or five small arteries given off from the splenic, passing via the gastrosplenic ligament to the fundus of the stomach along the greater curvature, and anastomosing with the other arteries in that region. Synonym: arteriae gastricae breves, vasa brevia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short gastric veins | Small vessels that drain the fundus and left portion of the stomach wall and empty into the splenic vein. Synonym: venae gastricae breves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short gyri of insula | Several short, radiating gyri converging toward the base of the insula, composing the anterior two-thirds of the insular cortex. Synonym: gyri breves insulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| short head | For a muscle with two heads of origin (a "biceps" muscle), the head originating nearest the insertion. See: short head of biceps brachii muscle, short head of biceps femoris muscle. Synonym: caput breve. (05 Mar 2000) |