Medical terms beginning with E

The blocking of an artery by a clot or foreign material.

Weeks counted from fertilization and weeks counted from a last period differ by two, which is why embryo timelines often seem to disagree.

A mass of rapidly growing cells that begins in embryonic (fetal) tissue.

Named for the tissue it imitates rather than the tissue it came from, which is why it appears in places holding no muscle.

A mass of rapidly growing cells that begins in embryonic (fetal) tissue.

Having to do with an embryo, which is an early stage in the development of a plant or animal.

A substance that is being studied as an anticancer and antiangiogenesis drug.

A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

A drug used together with other drugs to prevent and control nausea and vomiting caused by cancer treatment.

Emesis is the forceful expulsion of stomach contents through the esophagus and mouth; it is another term for vomiting.

Anything that brings on vomiting, whether given deliberately, produced by a disease, or arriving as a side effect.

Describes a substance that causes vomiting.

EMF refers to the electric and magnetic fields surrounding power lines and electronic devices, whose long term health effects remain an active research question.

An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites.

A substance found in certain plants, including rhubarb.

The trouble is not only getting air in; damaged lungs have lost the springiness that used to push it back out.

The fact that decides everything is whether a wave carries enough energy to knock electrons out of atoms, making it ionizing.

Enalapril is an ACE inhibitor that relaxes blood vessels, used broadly to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.

Encapsulated describes an abnormal growth or collection that is contained within a thin surrounding layer of tissue rather than spreading into nearby structures.

Confusion, drowsiness or a change in personality can all be the visible face of a chemical problem somewhere else in the body.