Category: E
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Epitrochlea
Inner protuberance at lower end of upper arm bone.
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Epitriquetrum
Small bone in wrists of some people.
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Epitrichium
Superficial skin layers of fetus. The most superficial layer of the skin, one cell in thickness, that is only present early in embryonic development. It protects the underlying epidermis until it is fully formed and disappears before birth. The superficial layers of the epidermis of the fetus.
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Epitonic
Increased tension.
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Epitheliomatous
Tumor originating in tissue lining internal or external body surfaces.
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Epithelioglandular
Cells lining a gland. Concerning the epithelial cells of a gland.
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Epithelialize
To cover with or change into type of tissue lining internal and external body surfaces.
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Epithalaxia
Flaking off of lining tissue, especially of intestine. Loss of layers of epithelial celIs from the skin or the lining of the intestine.
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Epithalamus
Part of the brain’s second portion, or ‘tweenbrain. The part of the forebrain containing the pineal body. Part of the forebrain, consisting of a narrow band of nerve tissue in the roof of the third ventricle (including the region where the choroid plexus is attached) and the pineal body. The uppermost portion of the diencephalon…
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Epitenon
Tough tissue that holds a tendon within its sheath.