Medical Terminology Letter E
Medical Terminology Letter E
| TERM |
MEANING |
| ec-, ecto- |
outside, out |
| echin/o |
spiny, prickly |
| echo- |
reverberating sound |
| eco- |
environment |
| -ectasis, -ectasia |
dilation, expansion |
| ectr/o |
congenital absence |
| -edema |
swelling |
| electr/o |
electricity |
| ele/o |
oil |
| embol/o |
embolus |
| embry/o |
embryo |
| -emesis |
vomiting |
| -emia |
blood condition |
| emmetr/o |
the correct measure, proportioned |
| -emphraxis |
stoppage, obstruction |
| encephal/o |
brain |
| en-, endo- |
inside, within |
| enter/o |
intestines (small intestines) |
| eosin/o |
red, rosy, dawn |
| epi- |
above, over, upon |
| epididym/o |
epididymis |
| epiglott/o |
epiglottis |
| episi/o |
vulva |
| equi- |
equality, equal |
| erethism/o |
irritation |
| erg/o |
work |
| erythem/o |
flushed, redness |
| erythr/o |
red |
| eschar/o |
scab |
| eso- |
within |
| esophag/o |
esophagus |
| esthesi/o, -esthesia |
sensation, feeling |
| eti/o |
cause |
| eu- |
good, normal, well |
| eury- |
wide, broad |
| ex- |
out, away from |
| exa- |
quintillion (10¹⁸) |
| excit/o |
to arouse |
| exo- |
outside, outward |
| extra- |
outside |
