General Medical Terms

Having to do with the endometrium (the layer of tissue that lines the uterus).

An abnormal overgrowth of the endometrium (the layer of cells that lines the uterus).

Endorphins are natural opioid peptides the body releases to reduce pain signaling and contribute to a sense of well-being.

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

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

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.

Environmental tobacco smoke combines smoke exhaled by smokers with smoke released directly from burning tobacco, inhaled involuntarily by others nearby.

A thin membrane that lines the fluid-filled spaces in the brain and spinal cord.

A shrub native to China and India.

A group of chronic skin disorders in which fluid-filled blisters form on the skin and mucosa (the moist, inner lining of some organs and body cavities).

The epididymis is a tightly coiled tube behind each testicle where sperm cells complete maturation and are stored before ejaculation.

A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer.

An erection is the firming of erectile tissue as it fills with blood, a physiologic response involving structures in both male and female anatomy.

ERMS is an abbreviation for embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, the most common soft tissue cancer diagnosed in infants and young children.

ERT supplies estrogen to postmenopausal women or those without ovaries, and is distinguished from combined regimens that also include progesterone.

An abnormal patch of red and white tissue that forms on mucous membranes in the mouth and may become cancer.

An abnormal patch of red tissue that forms on mucous membranes in the mouth and may become cancer.

The backward flow of stomach acid contents into the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach).