Category: E

  • Erb’s point

    The point on the side of the neck 2 to 3 cm above the clavicle and in front of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra. Electrical stimulation over this area causes various arm muscles to contract.  

  • Erbium

    A rare metallic element with atomic number 68, an atomic weight of 167.26, and a specific gravity of 9.051. Its symbol is Er.  

  • Erben’s reflex

    The slowing of the pulse when the head and trunk are forcibly bent forward.  

  • Equivalent

    Equal in power, force, or value.  

  • Equivalence

    The quality of being equal in power, potency, force, value, or clinical effectiveness  

  • Equipotential

    Having the same electric charge or physical strength.  

  • Equipoise

    In the design of clinical trials, a state in which the risks and benefits of alternative treatments offered during the trial are balanced, so that no pre-existing advantage is known to exist for one treatment arm over the other. This is a required ethical consideration in clinical research.  

  • Equinovarus

    A form of clubfoot with a combinination of pes equinus and pes varus (i.e., walking without touching the heel to the ground and with the sole turned inward).  

  • Equine

    Concerning or originating from a horse.  

  • Equimolar

    In the quantitative comparison of chemical substances, having the same molar concentration.