dystelectases
plural of dystelectasis

dystelectasis
Improper inflation of the lungs

dystrophies
plural of dystrophy

dystrophy
A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition.

dysynchronisation
Misspelling of desynchronisation.

ear
The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
A police informant.
The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; a foot-rest or step of a spade or a similar digging tool.
An acroterium.
A crossette.
A space to the left or right of a publication's front-page title, used for advertising, weather, etc.
A curled ridge in the crust of a loaf of bread where the dough was slashed before going into the oven and expands during baking.
The outer panels or flaps (protrusions) of a diaper upon which the fasteners are located, which are fastened around the wearer's waist.
A path whose endpoints may coincide but in which otherwise there are no repetitions of vertices or edges.

earbone
Any bone in the ear.

earbones
plural of earbone

eardrop
Alternative form of ear drop.
A pendant for the ear; an earring.
A plant of the genus Ehrendorferia in the family Papaveraceae, native to California.

eardrops
plural of eardrop

eardrum
A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.

eardrums
plural of eardrum

eare
Archaic spelling of ear.

eared
Having ears (of a specified type).
Having ears.

eares
plural of eare

earhorn
Synonym of ear trumpet (“type of hearing aid”).

earhorns
plural of earhorn

earie
Diminutive of ear.

earies
plural of earie

earlap
The ear lobe.
A flap connected to headgear to protect the ear (against the cold, or physical harm); an earflap.

earlid
An imaginary fold of skin that would allow the ear to be closed as the eye can be.

earlids
plural of earlid

earlobe
Alternative spelling of ear lobe.

earlobes
plural of earlobe

earprick
Alternative form of ear prick.

earpricks
plural of earprick

earrape
Alternative form of ear rape.

ears
plural of ear

earsies
Ears.

eartag
Alternative form of ear tag.

eartags
plural of eartag

eburnation
A degenerative process of bone, occurring at sites of articular cartilage erosion and commonly found in patients with osteoarthritis. Subchondral bone responds to increased friction by generating reactive, ivory-like dense bone at the site of erosion.

eburnations
plural of eburnation

eburnification
The conversion of certain substances, such as pulp or bone, into ivory-like substance.

eburnifications
plural of eburnification

ecchymoses
plural of ecchymosis

ecchymosis
A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin, especially one that is remote from a site of trauma or caused by a non-traumatic process (such as neoplasia).

eccrinology
The scientific study of secretion and the eccrine glands.

ecderon
Alternative form of ecteron.

ecdyses
third-person singular simple present indicative of ecdyse

ecdysis
The stripping off of an outer layer of skin by snakes and certain other animals; typically in accommodation to growth or wear-and-tear.
The shedding of an exoskeleton, as in insects and crustaceans.

ecdysises
plural of ecdysis

echidnine
The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain snakes.
A nitrogenous base contained in this fluid, believed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus.

echinocyte
A red blood cell with abnormal appearance characterized by many small, evenly spaced thorny projections.

echinocytes
plural of echinocyte

echoencephalographies
plural of echoencephalography

echoencephalography
The detailing of interfaces in the brain by means of ultrasonic waves.

echoendoscopy
A procedure combining endoscopy with ultrasound to obtain images of the internal organs

ecoendoscopy
Misspelling of echoendoscopy.

ecotaxis
Migration of cells (especially lymphocytes) into tissues that have an appropriate environment

ectepicondyle
A process, on the outer side of the humerus, to which extensor muscles are attached

ectepicondyles
plural of ectepicondyle

ecteron
The external layer of the skin and mucous membranes; epithelium; ecderon.

ecthorea
plural of ecthoreum

ecthoreum
The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida.

ectobronchium
A dorsal branch of the avian mesobronchium or prolongation

ectocanthion
Synonym of exocanthion.

ectocanthions
plural of ectocanthion

ectocardia
A congenital displacement of the heart

ectochoroidea
Loose, pigmented connective tissue that forms the outer layer of the choroid

ectocingulid
A cingulid on the exterior of a tooth
A thin ridge on the buccal (labial) aspect of lower molar crowns, typically enveloping the hypoflexid

ectocingulids
plural of ectocingulid

ectocingulum
An exterior cingulum

ectocondyle
An external condyle (on the side away from the body)

ectocondyles
plural of ectocondyle

ectocone
The outer cusp on the teeth of the radula in a gastropod.

ectocones
plural of ectocone

ectocornea
The outer layer of the cornea

ectocranium
The exterior of the skull

ectocraniums
plural of ectocranium

ectocuneiform
One of the bones of the tarsus.

ectocuneiforms
plural of ectocuneiform

ectocyst
The exoskeleton of some members of Bryozoa.

ectocytosis
A form of exocytosis in which ectosomes are released from a cell

ectodomain
The portion of a polypeptide on a cell membrane that extends beyond the membrane into the extracellular space.

ectodomains
plural of ectodomain

ectoflexid
Synonym of ectostylid.

ectoflexids
plural of ectoflexid

ectoloph
A ridge or crest on an upper molar tooth of a horse or rhinoceros.

ectolophs
plural of ectoloph

ectomesenchyme
A form of mesenchyme, in the embryo, consisting of neural crest cells; forms the tissues of the neck and cranium

ectonucleosidase
Any nucleosidase that is active outside of a cell

ectonucleosidases
plural of ectonucleosidase

ectonucleotidase
Any nucleotidase that is active outside of a cell

ectonucleotidases
plural of ectonucleotidase

ectophosphodiesterase
Any phosphodiesterase that is active outside of a cell.

ectophosphodiesterases
plural of ectophosphodiesterase

ectopies
plural of ectopy

ectoplast
plasma membrane
The ectoplasmic content of a cell.

ectoplasts
plural of ectoplast

ectopy
Abnormal position of an organ or other body part.

ectoretina
The outer layer of the retina

ectoretinas
plural of ectoretina

ectosarc
The ectoplasm of an amoeba and similar protozoa.

ectosarcs
plural of ectosarc

ectosome
An extracellular vesicle assembled at, and released from the plasma membrane

ectosomes
plural of ectosome

ectospermalege
Part of the spermalege, derived from the ectoderm and consisting of a groove in the right-handed posterior margin of the fifth sclerite, overlying a pleural membrane. In order to access the female's haemocoel during traumatic insemination, male bedbugs insert their needle-like penis into the groove and pierce the pleural membrane.

ectospermaleges
plural of ectospermalege

ectostylid
A stylid between the protoconid and the hypoconid, in the hypoflexid.

ectostylids
plural of ectostylid

ectoteloblast
ectodermal teloblast

ectoteloblasts
plural of ectoteloblast

ectoturbinate
Any of a series of papyraceous bones in the nasal cavity which are interleaved with endoturbinates.

ectoturbinates
plural of ectoturbinate

ectotympanic
A bone that suspends the eardrum. (tympanum)

ectotympanics
plural of ectotympanic

ectozoochory
seed dispersal via the fur or skin of animals

edgotype
A node or edge in an interactome network

edgotypes
plural of edgotype