The nurses' handbook and catalogue of nursing requisites.

  • S. Maw, Son & Thompson
Date:
[1896]
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    Medical Dictionary. 43 Elephantiasis, el-er-fan-ti'-a-sis. Chronic, edematous disease of skin with hypertrophy of cellular tissue. Em'bolus, em'-bd-ltiS) Blood-clot obstructing a vessel. Em'bryo, Em'bryojn. Fecundated germ in utero to fourth month. Emetic, e-mei'-ik. Agent causing vomiting. Emollient, e-mol'-yent. Agent that softens tissues. Emphyse'ma. Distention of tissues with air or other gases. Empye'ma, ew-pi-e'-viah. Pus in the pleural cavity. Emul'sion. Milky fluid obtained by suspending oil in water. Enceph'aloid, en-sef'-a-loid, Resembling brain tissue. Enchondro'ma, en-kon-dro'-mah. A cartilaginous tumour. Endarteri tis, end-ar-ttr-l'-tts. Inflammation of intima of artery. Endem ic, en-dem'-ik, Peculiar to a people or nation. Endocar'dial, en-dc-kar'-de-a/. .Situated within the heart. Endometri tis, en-do-me-iri‘-tis. Inflammation of lining membrane of uterus. Enema, en-e-tnah. Rectal injection of medicine or food. En siform Cartilage. Sword-shaped process of sternum. Enterec'tomy, en-ter-ek'-to-me. Excision of part of intestine. Enteric Fe'ver. Typhoid fever, q. v. Enteri tis, en-ter-i'-tis. Inflammation of intestines. Enteros tomy. Formation of intestinal fistula. Entro'pion. Inversion of margin of the eyelids. Enuclea'tion, e-nu-kle-d'-shun. A shelling-out, as a tumour. Enure'sis, nn-u-re'-sis. Incontinence of urine. Ephem eral, e-fevi-e-ral. Lasting but a day. Epican'thus. Fold of skin from nose over the inner canthus of eye. Epicon dyle. External condyle of the humerus. Epidemic. Common to many people ; prevailing disease. Epider'mis, ep-i-der'-mis. Outer layer of the skin. Epidid'ymis, ep-i-did'-i-mis. Small body lying above the testis. pigas tnum, ep-i-gas'-tre-um. Region over the stomach. Epiglot tis, ep-i-glot'-is. Thin cartilaginous plate over the larynx. Epila tion, ep-i-Id'-shun. Eradication of hair. Epilepsy. Nervous disease with loss of consciousness and tonic and clonic convulsions. Epiph ora, e-pif'-o-rah. Overflow of tears. Epiph'ysis. The growing end of a long bone. SW1°Cele' Hernia containing omentum only. Epata, ‘8, ep‘ts-lak'-six. Hemorrhage from the no,o. Epttheho me, ,p-i-,M-h-5'.nal,. Cancerous growth of the skl„ K the skin. Epulis, ep-uhs. Small tumour of the gums. Ero'sion, e-ru'-zhun. An ulceration.