Category: E

Black and blue areas of the skin.  

A diagnostic technique of X-raying the breast for detection of cancer.  

In psychology, children whose temperament patterns include a positive mood, low to mild intensity of reaction, a positive approach to new events, and adaptability, difficult children.  

A plant that has been cultivated in an area and subsequently spread from there into the wild. A plant that is on the away to becoming naturalized, having ‘escaped’ from cultivation. Espalier The technique of training a tree or shrub, most typically a fruit tree such as a peach or a fig, to grow flat…

The technique of training a tree or shrub, most typically a fruit tree such as a peach or a fig, to grow flat against a wall or trellis. It was originally designed to encourage earlier ripening by holding the fruit close to the reflected warmth of the wall, but can also be used for decorative…

A person who is trained and licensed in many techniques to extract and concentrate cannabinoids and terpenes from the cannabis plant.  

Endogenous lipid-based retrograde neurotransmitters in cannabis plant that bind to cannabinoid receptors in the human body. Compounds involved in feeding behavior and body weight regulation. They are arachidonic acid derivatives that are synthesized when needed. They bind to CB1 receptors and are rapidly degraded. The endocannabinoid system normally functions to increase food intake and energy…

Primary hypertension accounts for almost 95 percent of the hypertensive population. The cause of this type of hypertension remains unknown. High blood pressure that is of an emotional or psychological origin and not a secondary consequence of an identifiable physical disorder. High blood pressure without any obvious cause. High blood pressure (hypertension) for which no…

The return to the normal caliber of the aorta after being distended by blood pumped into it from the heart. The return to normal caliber depends on the “elastic” quality of the aorta.