Category: E

The presence of the normal amount of free hydrochloric acid in gastric juice. The normal condition of bile regarding its constituents and the amount secreted.  

The science of healthy and hygienic living.  

A genus of gram-positive, anaerobic bacilli, part of the resident flora of the human colon and skin. They are opportunists in necrotic tissue.  

Directed against the cause of a disease; used of a drug or treatment that destroys or inactivates the causal agent of a disease. Opposite of nosotropic.  

In anthropology and transcultural nursing, related to a kind of analysis that relies on objective criteria; the description of an illness by an observer of a phenomenon rather than by someone experiencing that phenomenon.  

An ether of cellulose, used in preparing drugs.  

In organic chemistry, the radical C2H5, which is contained in many compounds, including ethyl ether, ethyl alcohol, and ethyl acetate.  

The study of the culture of a single society. Data are gathered by direct observation during a period of residence with the group.  

The study of aging and population groups in reference to race, national origin, and cultural practices. Ethnogerontology addresses the causes, processes, heritage, and consequences specific to these groups.  

A progestational agent used in some oral contraceptives.