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 EMBOLISM. The obstruction of a blood-vessel by a blood-clot.

EMETIC. A substance that causes vomiting.

EMPIRICAL. Depending upon experience or observation.

ENEMA. A liquid injected into the rectum.

ENEMATA. The plural of Enema.

EPICURE. One who gives himself up to the enjoyments of the table.

EPIDEMIC. Common to many people; a prevailing ailment.

EPILEPSY. Falling sickness; a nervous affection with loss of consciousness and convulsions.

EQUILIBRIUM. A state of balance.

ERADICATE. To root out; to exterminate.

EROTIC. Pertaining to sexual passion.

ETHER. The subtle fluid filling all space; also a colorless fluid used as an anaesthetic.

EVACUATION. The act of causing a discharge from any of the excretory passages.

EVAPORATION. The process of turning into vapor.

EXCRESCENCE. An abnormal outgrowth of the body.

EXCRETE. To throw off worn-out material.

EXPECTORATION. The process of ejecting matter from the lungs or trachea by spitting.

EXTIRPATE. To cut out or off; to eradicate.

EXTRA-UTERINE. Outside the uterus.

EXUDATION. The state of being emitted like moisture through the pores.

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FALLACY. That which deceives or misleads the eye or the mind.