Category: E

An abnormally strong sexual desire. Pathological preoccupation with erotic fantasies or activities. A delusion that the individual is loved by some person, often a person of importance. Sometimes, but not always, this progresses to schizophrenia. The delusion that one is loved by another person, especially a person of high economic, social, or political status. The…

Consciously or unconsciously invested with sexual feeling; sensually related. Sexually stimulating. Relating to or arousing the feeling of sexual desire. Related to sexual desires; stirred or incited by sexual attraction; an individual driven by romantic or lustful feelings.  

An area of the body particularly susceptible to erotic arousal when stimulated, especially the oral, anal, and genital areas. Sometimes called the erotogenic zone. Areas of the body that are particularly sensitive to sexual stimulation. They include the genitals and surrounding areas. In males, the penis and the glans penis; in females, the clitoris and the…

An alkaloid (naturally occurring nitrogen-containing compounds) produced by ergot (a toxic fungus) that contains lysergic acid and is used in the prevention of migraines. A drug that causes narrowing of blood vessels and alleviates migraine, derived from the ergot fungus. Ergot alkaloid that causes constriction of blood vessels and contraction of uterine muscles and is…

Brand name (now discontinued) for the anticonvulsant/mood stabilizer drug carbamazepine.  

Brand name (now discontinued) for the nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic drug meprobamate. A minor tranquilizer.  

The theory of knowledge; the study of the method and grounds of knowledge. That branch of philosophy that focuses on the nature of knowledge.  

One of the catecholamines secreted by the adrenal gland and by neurons of the sympathetic nervous system. It is responsible for many of the physical manifestations of fear and anxiety. Also known as adrenaline. A hormone from the adrenal gland that can increase the rate and pumping force of the heart, constrict some arterioles, and…

Episodic, sensory, or motor phenomena that a person with epilepsy may experience instead of convulsive seizures.  

The study of the factors that cause development. Modifications in the expression of genes that do not involve a change in the base sequence of that gene. This occurs, for example, through the methylation of DNA. The science of how the activity of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, which is the fundamental genetic material of cells) can…