In ophthalmology, enucleation means removal of the eye. If the retina has detached, the blood supply to the eye is reduced and the eye may deteriorate, causing discomfort. If this occurs, enucleation of the eye may be recommended. Enzyme A protein that facilitates a specific chemical reaction. A special type of protein that helps the body's chemistry work better and more quickly by speeding up a chemical reaction or causing a chemical change in another substance.
Enzymes do their work without being changed or used up in the process.
A defective enzyme can be the result of a mutated gene. A type of xanthomatosis characterized by the presence of rarefactions of cysts in one or more bones and sometimes associated with eosinophilia. Histiocytosis Epibulbar Upon a bulb or any kind, specifically, upon the eyeball. A gland which lies behind the testicle, in the scrotum, on the path to the vas deferens, the vessel which carries the sperm from the testicle to the prostate gland, and is important for sperm maturation, mobility and storage. Epiglottis a thin plate of flexible cartilage in front of the Glottis that folds over and protects the glottis while swallowing Epinephrine One of the secretions of the adrenal glands.