Category: E

Re-creation by recollection or by imagination.  

Scleral evisceration of the eye with division of the optic nerve.  

An infrequently used term for disease or illness.  

Scraping away of diseased tissue.  

A portable heart rhythm monitor worn by a patient who suffers intermittent palpitations or loss of consciousness of unclear cause. The device transmits the patient’s heart rhythms by telephone to a central laboratory, where symptomatic and asymptomatic dysrhythmias (such as atrial fibrillation and atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardias) or heart blocks can be detected. A compact…

Removal of venom from a biting insect or reptile; removal of venom from the victim of a bite.  

An autoimmune disease characterized by thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia. This refers to a rare autoimmune condition where the body mistakenly generates two antibodies – immune system proteins. One of these antibodies targets and attacks healthy red blood cells, and the other eliminates platelets, which are small cells in the blood crucial for clotting. Typically, the…

A diazo dye occurring as a blue-green powder, very soluble in water. It is used intravenously as a diagnostic agent.  

Having appropriate hydration (neither excessively, hydrated nor dehydrated).  

An isomer that causes beneficial effects when it is administered.