| ergotic | Pertaining to, or derived from, ergot; as, ergotic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| ergotin | <medicine> An extract made from ergot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ergotine | <chemistry> A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ergotism | Chronic poisoning from excessive or misdirected use of ergot as a medicine or from eating ergotised grain, it is marked by cerebrospinal symptoms, spasms and cramps or by a kind of dry gangrene. Synonym: St. Anthony's Fire. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ergotized | Affected with the ergot fungus; as, ergotized rye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ergotoxine | A mixture of alkaloids obtained from ergot, consisting of 1:1:1 ergocristine, ergocornine and ergocryptine, more toxic than other natural and semisynthetic ergot alkaloids; a potent stimulant of smooth muscle, particularly of the blood vessels and uterus, and produces adrenergic blockade (chiefly of the alpha receptors). Synonym: ecboline. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ergotropic | The term introduced by W.R. Hess to denote those mechanisms and the functional status of the nervous system that favour the organism's capacity to expend energy, as distinguished from the trophotropic mechanisms promoting rest and reconstitution of energy stores. In general, the balance between ergotropic and trophotropic nervous mechanisms corresponds in large part to that between the sympathetic and parasympathetic subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system. Origin: ergo-+ G. Tropos, a turning (05 Mar 2000) |
| erica | <botany> A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them producing beautiful flowers. Origin: NL, fr. L. Erice heath, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ericaceous | <botany> Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that family; consisting of heats. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Erichsen | Sir John, English surgeon, 1818-1896. See: Erichsen's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Erichsen's sign | <clinical sign> In sacroiliac disease, pain is felt when sudden pressure approximates the iliac bones; this sign is not present in hip disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ericinol | <chemistry> A colourless oil (quickly becoming brown), with a pleasant odour, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin. Origin: NL. Ericaceae the Heath family + L. Oleum oil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ericolin | <chemistry> A glucoside found in the bearberry (and others of the Ericaceae), and extracted as a bitter, yellow, amorphous mass. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| eridanus | <anatomy> A long, winding constellation extending southward from Taurus and containing the bright star Achernar. Origin: L, fr. Gr, the Greek name of the River Po. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| erinaceous | <zoology> Of the Hedgehog family; like, or characteristic of, a hedgehog. Origin: L. Erinaceus hedgehog. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |