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Dorland's Medical Dictionary Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary Date & country: 31/12/2010, USA Words: 39128

Enterococcus
(en″tәr-o-kok´әs) a genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the family Streptococcaceae, formerly classified in the genus Streptococcus.E. faeca´lis and E. fae´cium are normal inhabitants of the human intestinal tract that occasionally cause urinary tract infections, infective endoc...

enterococcus
(en″tәr-o-kok´әs) pl. enterococ´ci an individual bacterium belonging to the genus Enterococcus.

enterocolectomy
(en″tәr-o-ko-lek´tә-me) resection of part of the intestine, including the ileum, cecum, and colon.

enterocolitis
(en″tәr-o-ko-li´tis) inflammation of the small intestine and colon. antibiotic-associated enterocolitis a type associated with antibiotic therapy, most commonly with lincomycin or clindamycin, but also with other broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as ampicillin and tetracycline....

enterocolostomy
(en″tәr-o-kә-los´tә-me) surgical anastomosis of the small intestine to the colon.

enterocutaneous
(en″tәr-o-ku-ta´ne-әs) pertaining to or communicating with the intestine and the skin, or surface of the body.

enterocutaneous fistula
an abnormal passage between the intestinal tract and the skin; some are created surgically (as in gastrostomy, esophagostomy, or colostomy), and others result from surgical trauma, breakdown of an intestinal anastomosis, or erosions around a surgical drain or tube.

enterocyst
(en´tәr-o-sist″) enteric cyst.

enterocystoma
(en″tәr-o-sis-to´mә) enteric cyst.

enterocystoplasty
(en″tәr-o-sis´to-plas″te) the most common type of augmentation cystoplasty, using a portion of intestine for the graft. Common types include ileocystoplasty, ileocecocystoplasty, and sigmoid cystoplasty.

enterodynia
(en″tәr-o-din´e-ә) pain in the intestine.

enteroendocrine cells
a group of APUD cells found scattered along the walls of the gastrointestinal tract; their secretions affect motility, secretion of pancreatic enzymes and bile, and growth of the gastrointestinal tract epithelium, and are regulators of other endocrine substances in the intestines. Called also basal granular cells.

enteroenterostomy
(en″tәr-o-en″tәr-os´tә-me) surgical anastomosis between two segments of the intestine.

enterogastric reflex
inhibition of gastric motility when something enters the duodenum, such as when chyme proceeds downward from the stomach.

enterogastritis
(en″tәr-o-gas-tri´tis) gastroenteritis.

enterogastrone
(en″tәr-o-gas´trōn) any of various hormones that mediate the humoral inhibition of gastric secretion and motility.

enterogenous
(en″tәr-oj´ә-nәs) arising from the foregut. originating within the small intestine.

enterogram
(en´tәr-o-gram″) a radiograph of the intestines. an instrumental tracing of the movements of the intestine.

enterography
(en″tәr-og´rә-fe) radiographic examination of the intestines.

enterohepatic circulation
the cycle in which bile salts and other substances excreted by the liver are absorbed by the intestinal mucosa and returned to the liver via the portal circulation.

enterohepatitis
(en″tәr-o-hep″ә-ti´tis) inflammation of the intestine and liver.

enterohepatocele
(en″tәr-o-hep´ә-to-sēl″) an umbilical hernia containing intestine and liver.

enterokinase
(en″tәr-o-ki´nās) enteropeptidase.

enterokinetic
(en″tәr-o-kĭ-net´ik) pertaining to or stimulating peristalsis.

enterolith
(en´tәr-o-lith″) a calculus in the intestine; called also intestinal calculus.

enterolysis
(en″tәr-ol´ә-sis) surgical separation of intestinal adhesions.

enteromegaly
(en″tәr-o-meg´ә-le) enlargement of the intestines.

enteroparesis
(en″tәr-o-pә-re´sis) relaxation of the intestine resulting in dilatation.

enteropathic arthritis
arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease or following bacterial infection of the bowel.

enteropathogen
(en″tәr-o-path´o-jәn) a microorganism that causes intestinal disease. adj., enteropathogen´ic., adj.

enteropathogenesis
(en″tәr-o-path″o-jen´ә-sis) the production of intestinal diseases or disorders.

enteropathy
(en″tәr-op´ә-the) any disease of the intestine. gluten enteropathy , gluten sensitive enteropathy celiac disease. protein-losing enteropathy a nonspecific term referring to conditions associated with excessive loss of ente...

enteropeptidase
(en″tәr-o-pep´tĭ-dās) an enzyme of the intestinal juice secreted by the duodenal mucosa; it activates the proteolytic enzyme of the pancreatic juice by converting trypsinogen into trypsin.

enteropexy
(en´tәr-o-pek″se) surgical fixation of the intestine to the abdominal wall.

enteroplasty
(en´tәr-o-plas″te) plastic repair of the intestine.

enterorrhagia
(en″tәr-o-ra´jә) intestinal hemorrhage.

enterorrhaphy
(en″tәr-or´ә-fe) suture of the intestine.

enterorrhexis
(en″tәr-o-rek´sis) rupture of the intestine.

enteroscope
(en´tәr-o-skōp) an instrument for inspecting the inside of the intestine.

enteroscopy
(en″tәr-os´kә-pe) examination of the intestine with an enteroscope.

enterosepsis
(en″tәr-o-sep´sis) sepsis developing from the intestinal contents.

enterospasm
(en´tәr-o-spaz″әm) intestinal colic.

enterostasis
(en″tәr-o-sta´sis) intestinal stasis.

enterostenosis
(en″tәr-o-stә-no´sis) narrowing or stricture of the intestine.

enterostomy
(en″tәr-os´tә-me) the artificial formation of a stoma (permanent opening into the intestine) through the abdominal wall. See also colostomy and ileostomy. adj., enterosto´mal., adj. Ileostomy, a type of enterostomy, with inset showing in cross-section the protr...

enterotomy
(en″tәr-ot´ә-me) incision of the intestine.

enterotoxigenic
(en″tәr-o-tok″sĭ-jen´ik) producing, produced by, or pertaining to production of enterotoxin.

enterotoxin
(en´tәr-o-tok″sin) a toxin specifically affecting cells of the intestinal mucosa, causing vomiting and diarrhea, such as those elaborated by species of Bacillus, Clostridium, Escherichia, Staphylococcus, and Vibrio.

enterotropic
(en″tәr-o-tro´pik) affecting the intestines.

enterovaginal
(en″tәr-o-vaj´ĭ-nәl) pertaining to or communicating with the intestine and the vagina.

enterovenous
(en″tәr-o-ve´nәs) communicating between the intestinal lumen and the lumen of a vein.

enterovesical
(en″tәr-o-ves´ĭ-kәl) pertaining to or communicating between the urinary bladder and intestine; called also vesicoenteric and vesicointestinal.

enterovesical fistula
an abnormal passage connecting the urinary bladder with some part of the intestine, so that urine leaks into the intestine. Called also vesicoenteric f.

Enterovirus
(en´tәr-o-vi″rәs) the enteroviruses, a genus of the family Picornaviridae that preferentially inhabit the intestinal tract. Infection is usually asymptomatic or mild but may result in a variety of diseases and syndromes.

enterovirus
(en´tәr-o-vi″rәs) any virus of the genus Enterovirus. adj., enterovi´ral., adj.

enthesis
(en-the´sis) the site of attachment of a muscle or ligament to bone.

enthesopathy
(en″thә-sop´ә-the) disorder of the muscular or tendinous attachment to bone.

enthetobiosis
(en-thet″o-bi-o´sis) dependency of an organism on a mechanical device implanted within the body, such as an electronic cardiac pacemaker.

entoblast
(en´to-blast) endoderm.

entochoroidea
(en″to-kor-oid´e-ә) the inner layer of the choroid of the eye.

entoderm
(en´to-dәrm) endoderm.

entoectad
(en″to-ek´tad) from within outward.

entomion
(en-to´me-on) the tip of the posteroinferior, or mastoid, angle of the parietal bone.

entomology
(en″tә-mol´ә-je) the branch of biology concerned with the study of insects. medical entomology the study of insects that cause disease or serve as vectors of disease-causing organisms.

Entomophthorales
(en″to-mof″thә-ra´lēz) an order of fungi that are usually parasitic in insects but sometimes infect humans, causing entomophthoromycosis.

entomophthoromycosis
(en″tә-mof″thә-ro-mi-ko´sis) any disease in humans or other animals caused by fungi of the order Entomophthorales; human infections usually occur in apparently physiologically and immunologically normal individuals, although opportunistic infections also occur. entomophthorom...

entopic
(en-top´ik) occurring in the proper place.

entoptic
(en-top´tik) originating within the eye.

entoptic pulse
a subjective sensation of seeing a flash of light in the dark with each heartbeat.

entoptoscopy
(en″top-tos´ko-pe) inspection of the interior of the eye.

entoretina
(en″to-ret´ĭ-nә) the nervous or inner layer of the retina.

entozoon
(en″to-zo´on) pl. entozo´a An internal animal parasite. adj., entozo´ic., adj.

entrance block
a zone of depressed conduction surrounding a pacemaker focus, protecting it from discharge by an extraneous impulse but not necessarily from discharges by electrotonic influences.

entrapment neuropathy
any of a group of neuropathies, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, caused by mechanical pressure on a peripheral nerve.

entropion
(en-tro´pe-on) the turning inward (inversion) of a margin. specifically, abnormal turning inward of an eyelid. entropion uveae inversion of the margin of the pupil.

entropy
(en´tro-pe) in thermodynamics, a measure of the part of the internal energy of a system that is unavailable to do work. In any spontaneous process, such as the flow of heat from a hot region to a cold region, entropy always increases. the tendency of a system to move toward randomness.

entry zone
the area where the dorsal roots enter the spinal cord on the brain stem.

enucleate
(e-noo´kle-āt) to remove whole and clean, as the eye from its socket.

enucleation
(e-noo″kle-a´shәn) removal of an organ or other mass intact from its supporting tissues, as of the eyeball from the orbit.

enuresis
(en″u-re´sis) urinary incontinence. adj., enuret´ic., adj.

envelope
(en´vә-lōp) an encompassing structure or membrane. in virology, the outer lipoprotein coat of a large virus, surrounding the capsid and usually furnished, at least partially, by the host cell. Called also peplos. in bacteriology, the cell wall and the plasma membrane considered together....

enveloped virus
a virus having an outer lipoprotein bilayer acquired by budding through the host cell membrane.

envenomation
(en-ven″o-ma´shәn) poisoning by venom.

environmental control unit
a computerized system that allows the handicapped individual to operate several different appliances using a keyboard or other input device.

environmental hypothermia
accidental hypothermia due to heat loss because the surrounding ambient air is cold.

environmental medicine
the branch of medicine that deals with the effects of the environment on humans, including factors such as rapid population growth, water and air pollution, changes in temperature, and travel.

environmental psychology
study of the effects of the physical and social environment on behavior.

envy
(en´ve) a desire to have another's possessions or qualities for oneself. penis envy in psychoanalysis, the concept that the female envies the male his possession of a penis, first described by Freud as occurring during the phallic stage in girl children as they become aware of anatomical ...

enzacamene
(en″zә-kam´ēn) an absorber of ultraviolet radiation, used topically as a sunscreen.

enzootic pneumonia
any of several types of mild pneumonias that affect young animals, especially lambs, piglets, and calves, usually caused by viruses or species of Mycoplasma.

enzygotic
(en″zi-got´ik) developed from one zygote.

enzymatic
(en″zi-mat´ik) of, relating to, caused by, or of the nature of an enzyme.

enzyme
(en´zīm) any protein that acts as a catalyst, increasing the rate at which a chemical reaction occurs; there are at least 10,000 in the human body. At body temperature, very few biochemical reactions proceed at a significant rate without the presence of an enzyme. Like other catalysts, enzymes do not control the di...

enzyme therapy
in complementary medicine, the oral administration of proteolytic enzymes for the purpose of improving immune system function; used for a wide variety of disorders, including trauma, inflammation, autoimmune diseases, and viral infection, and as adjunctive therapy in cancer treatment.

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
(ELISA) any enzyme immunoassay using an enzyme-labeled immunoreactant (antigen or antibody) and an immunoadsorbent (antigen or antibody bound to a solid support). A variety of methods are used for measuring the unknown concentration, such as either competitive binding between the labeled reactant and unlabeled unk...

enzymic
(en-zim´ik) enzymatic.

enzymology
(en″zi-mol´ә-je) the study of enzymes and enzymatic action.

enzymopathy
(en″zi-mop´ә-the) an inborn error of metabolism consisting of defective or absent enzymes, as in glycogenosis or mucopolysaccharidosis.

EOG
electro-oculogram; electro-olfactogram.

eosin
(e´o-sin) any of a class of rose-colored stains or dyes, all being bromine derivatives of fluorescein; eosin Y, the sodium salt of tetrabromofluorescein, is much used in histologic and laboratory procedures.