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Endocarditis
Exudative and proliferative inflammation of the endocardial surface of the heart. Infective endocarditis is a bacterial infection of the endocardial surface of the heart, most often involving the heart valves. Previously was categorized as acute, subacute, or chronic bacterial endocarditis but is now categorized by the offending microorganism (i.e., streptococcal infective endocarditis). Exudative and proliferative…
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Endemic
Present in a community at all times. Occurring continuously. A disease or condition persistently found in a given population or geographical area. (When used with ‘to’) restricted to, unique to, not naturally found elsewhere (e.g. “endemic to Mt Hanang” means occurring only on Mt Hanang and nowhere else). The term is meaningless unless a native…
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Enarthrosis
A joint in which the rounded (ball‐like) head of one bone fits into the socket form of another bone (e.g., hip joint). A type of diarthrosis (freely movable joint), e.g. the shoulder joint and the hip joint. Such a joint always involves a long bone, which is thus allowed to move in all planes.
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Enamel projection
An apical extension of a tooth’s enamel that is often found at the root furcation.
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Enamel pearl
A developmental abnormality that results in a small localized mass of enamel formed apical to a tooth’s cementoenamel junction. It is frequently found in the bifurcation of molar teeth. Small rounded globules of highly mineralized material seen near or attached to the enamel margin or furcation of the tooth roots. These are formed by aberrant…
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Enamel matrix derivative (EMD)
Sterile protein aggregate from enamel matrix, amelogenins, the precursor of enamel of developing teeth. The proteins are harvested from around developing pig embryo teeth, with special processing procedures (porcine derivative). EMD has been used as a periodontal regenerative treatment.
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Enamel
In dentistry, the hard, thin, translucent layer of calcified material that covers the coronal portion of a tooth. It protects the dentin located directly underneath it and is known to be the hardest substance in the body. Called also adamantine layer. A very hard whitish substance which covers the dentine of the anatomical crown of…
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Empty mouth movement
Voluntary or involuntary changes of the mandible’s position when the jaws are not engaged in incising or chewing.
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Emphysema
A pathological swelling caused by accumulation of air or gas in tissue spaces. In the oral cavity and facial region, it may be initiated by the unintentional introduction of air into a tooth socket or gingival crevice with an air syringe, an air‐driven dental handpiece, a continuous positive airway pressure or bilevel positive airway pressure…
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Eminence
The projecting prominent part of an object, especially on the surface of a bone. Something which protrudes from a surface, e.g. a lump on a bone or swelling on the skin. Raised, bumplike projection on a part, especially on a bone (e.g., the deltoid eminence, a rise on the shaft of the upper arm bone,…
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