EMBOLISM. The obstruction of a blood-vessel by a blood-clot.
EMETIC. A substance that causes vomiting.
EMPIRICAL. Depending upon experience or observation.
ENEMA. A liquid injected into the rectum.
ENEMATA. The plural of Enema.
EPICURE. One who gives himself up to the enjoyments of the table.
EPIDEMIC. Common to many people; a prevailing ailment.
EPILEPSY. Falling sickness; a nervous affection with loss of consciousness and convulsions.
EQUILIBRIUM. A state of balance.
ERADICATE. To root out; to exterminate.
EROTIC. Pertaining to sexual passion.
ETHER. The subtle fluid filling all space; also a colorless fluid used as an anaesthetic.
EVACUATION. The act of causing a discharge from any of the excretory passages.
EVAPORATION. The process of turning into vapor.
EXCRESCENCE. An abnormal outgrowth of the body.
EXCRETE. To throw off worn-out material.
EXPECTORATION. The process of ejecting matter from the lungs or trachea by spitting.
EXTIRPATE. To cut out or off; to eradicate.
EXTRA-UTERINE. Outside the uterus.
EXUDATION. The state of being emitted like moisture through the pores.
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FALLACY. That which deceives or misleads the eye or the mind.
