Category: E

Crystalline estrogenic hormone derived from the urine of pregnant mares.  

An imaginary line encircling the eyeball midway between the anterior and posterior poles.  

The line that marks the junction of the anterior and posterior surfaces of the crystalline lens. The fibers of the suspensory ligament are attached to it.  

The boundary of a plane through which the division of a cell occurs.  

A statement of the variables of pressure, volume, compliance, resistance, and flow for respiratory system mechanics.  

The state of being equal.  

In infants, benign retention cysts resembling small pearls, which are sometimes present in the palate. They disappear in 1 to 2 months.  

The use of the Internet and e-mail for prescribing and acquiring medical orders for patients.  

A general term for a polymer that contains molecules in which oxygen is attached to two different carbon atoms. These compounds are widely used as adhesives.  

Any chemical compound that contains two carbon atoms joined to a single oxygen atom.