Medical Glossary E

general term for an itchy red rash that initially weeps or oozes serum and may become crusted, thickened, and scaly

electroencephalogram

bubbling, rising in little bubbles of gas

ability to produce a desired effect

substances that, in solution, conduct an electric current and are decomposed by its passage

abbreviation for elixir

sweetened, aromatic, hydroalcoholic liquids used when compounding oral medication

mass of undissolved matter present in a blood or lymphatic vessel and brought there by the blood or lymph

mixtures of two liquids not mutually soluble

produced or originating from within a cell or organism

introduction of a solution into the rectum and colon to stimulate bowel activity and cause emptying of the lower intestine for feeding or therapeutic purposes; sometimes used to give anesthesia or to aid in radiographic studies

coated with a substance so the drug is dissolved and absorbed only in the small intestine

equal in power or force or value

estrogen replacement therapy

any natural or artificial substance that induces estrus and the development of female sex characteristics; more specifically, estrogenic hormones produced by the ovaries

ethyl alcohol

elimination of waste products from the body

agents, such as guaifenesin, that promote clearance of mucus from the respiratory tract

death or end of usefulness

numbers on the far ends (front and back) of a ratio and proportion problem