| eating disorders | A group of disorders characterised by physiological and psychological disturbances in appetite or food intake. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| eating epilepsy | Epileptic, often generalised, seizures provoked by eating; a type of reflex epilepsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eaton agent | A small atypical form of bacteria, intermediate in size between typical bacteria and viruses. Thought to play a significant role in pneumonia and bronchitis. Mycoplasmal respiratory infections are common in children and young adults. Common symptoms include malaise, fever, chills and a dry hacking cough. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Eaton agent pneumonia | An acute systemic disease with involvement of the lungs, caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and marked by high fever, cough, relatively few physical signs, and scattered densities on X-rays; usually associated with development of cold agglutinins and antibodies to the bacteria. Synonym: atypical pneumonia, Eaton agent pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eaton, Lee | <person> U.S. Neurologist, 1905-1958. See: Eaton-Lambert syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Eaton, Monroe | <person> U.S. Microbiologist, *1904. See: Eaton agent, Eaton agent pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eaton-lambert syndrome | <radiology> Myasthenia, bronchial carcinoma, often small cell carcinoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| eaves | 1. The edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water that falls on the roof. 2. Brow; ridge. "Eaves of the hill." 3. Eyelids or eyelashes. "And closing eaves of wearied eyes. <medicine>" (Tennyson) Eaves board . The cliff swallow; so called from its habit of building retort-shaped nests of mud under the eaves of buildings. See Cliff swallow. The European swallow. Origin: OE. Evese, pl. Eveses, AS. Efese eaves, brim, brink; akin to OHG. Obisa, opasa, porch, hall, MHG. Obse eaves, Icel. Ups, Goth. Ubizwa porch; cf. Icel. Upsar-dropi, OSw. Opsa-drup water dropping from the eaves. Probably from the root of E. Over. The s of eaves is in English regarded as a plural ending, though not so in Saxon. See Over, and cf. Eavesdrop. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |