epikeratophakia
The surgical correction of aphakia. It is a refractive surgical procedure in which a donor cornea is transplanted to the anterior surface of the patient's cornea. A lamellar disc from a donor cornea is placed over the de-epithelialized host cornea and sutured into a prepared groove on the host cornea.

epikeratoplasties
plural of epikeratoplasty

epikeratoplasty
A form of keratoplasty in which the lenticule is sutured onto the cornea after removal of the epithelium

epilarynx
The part of the larynx next to the arytenoid muscles

epilation
The removal of hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root.
The removal of hair from the skin via the use of an epilator.

epilations
plural of epilation

epilemma
Synonym of endoneurium.

epiluminescence
A technique that allows visualisation of structures beneath the skin

epimastigote
A stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is anterior of the nucleus, and attached the cell body by a short membrane.

epimastigotes
plural of epimastigote

epimerite
The attaching organ of a cephalont.

epimerites
plural of epimerite

epimorphosis
The regeneration of tissues or organs through the dedifferentiation of existing, differentiated adult tissues.

epimysia
plural of epimysium

epimysiotomies
plural of epimysiotomy

epimysiotomy
incision of a muscle within its sheath

epimysium
a layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscles

epineuria
plural of epineurium

epineurium
The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium; The outermost layer of dense irregular connective tissue surrounding a peripheral nerve.

epineuriums
plural of epineurium

epiossification
A bony extension (of a dinosaur's frill).

epiossifications
plural of epiossification

epipharynges
plural of epipharynx

epipharynx
The nasopharynx.
A structure that overlaps the mouth in certain insects, such as beetles and moths.

epiphenomenalism
The doctrine that mental states and processes are simply incidental effects of physiological events in the brain or nervous system and cannot themselves cause any effects in the material world.
Such a doctrine, as advanced by a particular thinker or school of thought.

epiphenomenalisms
plural of epiphenomenalism

epiphloem
Alternative form of epiphloeum.

epiphloeum
A corky envelope or outer portion of bark, lying next beneath an epidermis.

epiphyseolysis
Alternative form of epiphysiolysis.

epiphyses
plural of epiphysis

epiphysiodesis
A pediatric surgical procedure in which the epiphyseal plate of a bone is fused either temporarily or permanently to delay growth of a long bone

epiphysiolysis
The separation of the epiphysis from the diaphysis of a bone

epiphysis
The pineal gland.
The rounded end of any long bone.
A small upper piece of each half of an alveolus of a sea urchin.

epiploon
The greater omentum.

epipodialia
The bones of either the forearm or shank: the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula.

epipodials
Synonym of epipodialia.

epipophyses
plural of epipophysis

epipophysis
Any of a series of bony projections of the cervical vertebrae found in dinosaurs

episclera
The outermost layer of the sclera, composed of loose, fibrous, elastic tissue.

episioplasties
plural of episioplasty

episioplasty
plastic surgery to repair the vulva

episiorrhaphies
plural of episiorrhaphy

episiorrhaphy
The suturing of the vulva to repair injury.

epispadias
A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity.

epispadiases
plural of epispadias

epistases
plural of epistasis

epistasies
plural of epistasy

epistasis
The modification of the expression of a gene by another unrelated one.

epistasy
epistasis

epistropheus
The second cervical vertebra of the spine which forms the pivot upon which the first cervical vertebra (the atlas), which carries the head, rotates.

epitendineum
The fibrous sheath surrounding a tendon

epitendon
Misspelling of epitenon.

epitenon
A bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons.

epitenons
plural of epitenon

epithalamus
The dorsal posterior segment of the diencephalon; it includes the habenula, the stria medullaris and the pineal body.

epithelia
plural of epithelium

epitheliocyte
An epithelial cell grown in vitro

epitheliocytes
plural of epitheliocyte

epitheliogenesis
The formation and development of the epithelium

epitheliolysis
The breakdown or destruction of epithelial tissue

epitheliome
A collection of interacting epithelial cells

epitheliomes
plural of epitheliome

epitheliosis
An abnormal proliferation of epithelial cells

epithelium
A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.

epitheliums
plural of epithelium

epitrichium
The superficial layer of fetal epidermis; a membrane enveloping the embryo.

epitrochlearis
A slip of muscle that sometimes runs from the border of the latissimus dorsi to the ulna at or near the elbow

epluchage
The removal of contaminated tissue from an infected wound.

epluchages
plural of epluchage

eponychia
plural of eponychium

eponychium
The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.

epoophora
plural of epoophoron

epoophoron
A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often found near the ovary or oviduct.

equol
An isoflavandiol metabolized from daidzein by bacterial flora in the intestines.

erastin
The quinazolinone 2-[1-[4-[2-(4-chlorophenoxy)acetyl]-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-3-(2-ethoxyphenyl)-4(3H)-quinazolinone that initiates ferroptotic cell death

erebosis
A form of cell death found in the fruit fly gut that is part of homeostasis

eremoblast
A cell that is initially united with others but later becomes separated.

eremoblasts
plural of eremoblast

erethism
Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
Any unusual or morbid overexcitement.
A neurological disorder arising from mercury poisoning, leading to irritability, depression, etc.

erethisms
plural of erethism

ergography
The scientific recording of the work done by muscles.

ergotope
Alternative form of ergotype.

ergotopes
plural of ergotope

ergotype
An activation marker on a T cell

ergotypes
plural of ergotype

eryptosis
phagocytosis of aging erythrocytes, triggered by changes in their plasma membranes, thus removing old and defective cells and continually purging the blood

erythralgia
A painful redness of the skin

erythrapheresis
Erythrocytapheresis.

erythroagglutination
The agglutination of erythrocytes

erythroagglutinations
plural of erythroagglutination

erythroagglutinin
A lectin, isolated from the red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), that is involved in red cell agglutination

erythroagglutinins
plural of erythroagglutinin

erythroblast
A cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop

erythroblastoma
A blastoma of erythrocytes

erythroblastomas
plural of erythroblastoma

erythroblastopenia
A decrease of red blood cells in a complete blood count.

erythroblasts
plural of erythroblast

erythrocyanosis
A blueish-red discolouration of the skin caused by exposure to cold

erythrocytapheresis
The removal of red blood cells from whole blood via the procedure of apheresis.

erythrocytogenesis
The development of erythrocytes.

erythrocytolysis
hemolysis of erythrocytes

erythrocytometry
Measurement of erythrocytes.

erythrocytopoiesis
Synonym of erythropoiesis.

erythrodifferentiation
differentiation to form the five different types of white blood cells