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  • Epilation

    Pulling hair out by the roots. The process of removing hair by destroying the hair follicles. The removal of a hair by its roots. This can be done mechanically (by pulling the hairs individually or using wax to strip an area of hair) or by electrolysis, which removes the hair permanently. The process of eradicating…

  • Epiglottis

    A trapdoor-like valve that prevents food from entering the windpipe. Lidlike covering of voice box. A flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue which moves to block the windpipe when food is swallowed, so that the food does not go down the trachea. Flap of mucous-membrane-covered cartilage at the back of the mouth…

  • Epigenetic principle

    The assumption that each body part develops at a particular time but all parts eventually merge into a functional whole, epigeneric process.  

  • Epigenesist

    A person who views embryological development as a progressive process from a relatively undifferentiated zygote to a complex adult.  

  • Epigeneric process

    A process of development that builds one stage of growth, maturity and development, upon another, epigenetic principle; developmental tasks.  

  • Epidural injection

    A procedure that may be used in labor to anesthetize the mother’s lower body. The injection of anesthetic solution or other medicines into the epidural space of the spinal cord. An anesthetic administered into the epidural space at the base of the spine for spinal numbness.  

  • Epidural hematoma

    A collection of blood clots or a clot caused by a laceration or rupture of a meningeal vessel lying external to the dura mater. A hematoma above the dura mater, usually arterial, except in posterior fossa. Hemorrhage occurring within the region between the cranium and the dura mater, the resilient outermost protective layer enveloping the…

  • Epidermophytosis

    Infection of the skin by a specific fungus. A fungus infection of the skin, e.g. athlete’s foot. Infection by a species of Epidermophyton. A fungal skin infection, also known as foot rot.  

  • Epidermoid cancer

    A rapidly spreading type of skin cancer that may arise from aberrant epidermal cells.    

  • Epidemiologist

    A public health specialist concerned with the occurrence of disease by time, place, and persons involved, epidemiology. A person who specialises in the study of diseases in groups of people. A physician or other specialist who studies diseases or causes of disease in relationship to a population, such as a hospital or a community. An…

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