Medical terms beginning with E

A procedure in which an endoscope is inserted into the body.

A procedure that uses an endoscope to examine the inside of the body.

A procedure in which an endoscope is inserted into the body.

A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer.

The single layer of flat cells lining every vessel, acting as a non-stick surface and as a control panel for blood flow.

A drug that blocks the hormone endothelin and may prevent prostate cancer from spreading to the bones.

Fixed before the first participant enrolls, it settles in advance what will count as the treatment working and what will not.

An enema introduces liquid into the rectum and lower bowel, used to relieve constipation, empty the bowel before a procedure, or deliver medication.

In biology, the state at which the number of calories eaten equals the number of calories used.

A group of hands-on and hands-near practices built on a life force that measurement has never found.

A form of complementary and alternative medicine based on the belief that a vital energy flows through the human body.

A type of chamomile plant with daisy-like white flowers that is found in Europe, North America, and Argentina.

One species among many sold as lavender, and the one whose oil is meant when a recipe or a study says lavender.

An anticancer drug that increases the effectiveness of fluorouracil.

A food that has nutrients added back that were lost during processing.

A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the ear, nose, and throat.

A form of nutrition that is delivered into the digestive system as a liquid.

A health professional trained in the care of persons with stomas, such as colostomies or urostomies.

In medicine, the removal of an organ or tumor in such a way that it comes out clean and whole, like a nut from its shell.

A virus that has an outer wrapping or envelope.