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Letter E
Question | Answer |
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ea | each |
EBL | estimated blood loss |
ECG,EKG | electrocardiograph (A graphic record produced by an electrocardiograph, a device for recording electrical conduction through the heart.) |
ED | emergency department |
EEG | electroencephalogram (A graphic chart on which is traced the electric potential produced by the brain cells, as detected by electrodes placed on the scalp.) |
EENT | ear, eye, nose, and throat |
elix | elixir, elix (A clear liquid containing water, alcohol, sweeteners, or flavors, used primarily as a vehicle for the oral administration of a drug.) |
EMG | electromyogram (A record of the intrinsic electric activity in a skeletal muscle.) |
EMS | emergency medical services (A network of services coordinated to provide aid and assistance from primary response.) |
EMT | emergency medical technician (A person trained in and responsible for the administration of specialized emergency care.) |
ENT | ear, nose, throat |
EPA | environment protection agency |
ER | emergency room (In a health care facility, a section of an institution that is staffed and equipped to provide rapid and varied emergency care.) |
ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate (The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of unclotted blood.) |
et, etiol | etiology (cause of disease) (The study of all factors that may be involved in the development of a disease.) |
Ex, exam | examination (A critical inspection and investigation, usually following a particular method.) |
Exc | excision (The process of excising or amputation.) |
Exp | exploratory (Pertaining to investigation, as in exploratory surgery.) |
ext | extract, extraction, external |