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Letter E
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |