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E - E air dose.

e - e base of natural logarithms approximately 2.7182818285; egg transfer; ejection; electric charge; electron; elementary charge; exchange.

E - E cortisone (compound E).

E - E each.

E - E eating.

E - E edema.

E - E elastance.

E - E electric charge.

E - E electric field vector.

E - E electrode potential.

E - E electromotive force.

E - E electron.

E - E embyro.

E - E emmetropia.

E - E encephalitis.

E - E endangered (animal).

E - E endogenous.

E - E endoplasm.

E - E enema.

E - E energy.

E - E Entamoeba.

E - E enterococcus.

E - E enzyme.

E - E eosinophil.

E - E epicondyle.

E - E epinephrine.

E - E error.

E - E erythrocyte.

E - E erythroid.

E - E erythromycin.

E - E Escherichia.

E - E esophagus.

E - E ester.

E - E estradiol.

E - E ethanol.

E - E ethyl.

E - E examination.

E - E exhalation.

E - E expectancy (wave).

E - E expected frequency in a cell of a contingency table.

E - E experiment experimenter.

E - E expiration.

E - E expired air.

E - E exposure.

E - E extract extracted extraction.

E - E extraction fraction.

E - E extralymphatic.

E - E eye.

E - E glutamic acid.

E - E internal energy.

E - E involvement of a single extranodal site (in Hodgkin lymphoma).

E - E kinetic energy.

E - E mathematical expectation.

e - e negative electron.

E - E redox potential.

E - E stereodescriptor to indicate the configuration at a double bond (Ger. entgegen opposite).

E - E unit (Ger. Einheit)..

E 4E - E 4E four-plus edema.

E coli - E coli Escherichia coli.

E&A - E&A evaluate and advise.

E* - E* lesion on the erythrocyte cell membrane at the site of complement fixation.

e+ - e+ positron.

E-ADD - E-ADD epileptic attentional deficit disorder.

E/A - E/A emergency admission.

E/G ratio - E/G ratio ratio of erythroid to granulocytic precursors.

E0 - E0 electric affinity.

E0 - E0 standard electrode potential.

E1 - E1 estrone.

E2 - E2 17-estradiol.

E3 - E3 estriol.

E4 - E4 estetrol.

ea - ea each.

EA - EA early antigen (in EBV-IM).

EA - EA educational age.

EA - EA egg albumin.

EA - EA electric affinity.

EA - EA electrical activity.

EA - EA electroacupuncture.

EA - EA electroanes thesia.

EA - EA electropbysiological abnormality.

EA - EA embryonic antibody.

EA - EA endocardio graphic amplifier.

EA - EA Endometriosis Association.

EA - EA endurance athletes.

EA - EA enteral alimentation.

EA - EA entero anastomosis.

EA - EA enzymatically active.

EA - EA epiandrosterone.

EA - EA erythrocyte antibody.

EA - EA erythrocyte antiserum.

EA - EA esophageal atresia.

EA - EA estivo-autumnal.

EA - EA ethacrynic acid..

Ea - Ea kinetic energy of alpha particles.

EA-D - EA-D early antigen diffuse.

EAA - EAA electroacupuncture analgesia.

EAA - EAA Epilepsy Association of America.

EAA - EAA essential amino acid.

EAA - EAA ex trinsic allergic alveolitis.

EAA - EAA excitatory amino acid.

EAAC - EAAC excitatory amino acid carrier.

EAB - EAB elective abortion; Ethics Advisory Board.

EABV - EABV effective arterial blood volume.

EAC - EAC Ehrlich ascites carcinoma.

EAC - EAC electroacupuncture.

EAC - EAC epithelioma adenoides cysticum.

EAC - EAC erythema annulare centrifugum.

EAC - EAC erythrocyte antibody complement.

EAC - EAC external auditory canal.

EACA - EACA epsilon-aminocaproic acid.

EACD - EACD eczematous allergic contact dermatitis.

EACH - EACH essential access community hospital.

EACR - EACR European Association for Cancer Research.

EACs - EACs endocrine-active chemicals.

EAD - EAD early afterdepolarization; extracranial arterial disease.

EADS - EADS early amnion deficit spectrum or syndrome.

EAE - EAE experimental allergic encephalomyelitis; experimental autoimmune encephalitis.

EAHP - EAHP European Association for Hematopathology.

EAN - EAN experimental allergic (autoimmune) neuritis).

EANO - EANO European Association for NeuroOncology.

EAS - EAS emergent abdominal sonography.

EB - EB epidermolysis bulosa.

EBA - EBA epidermolysis bullosa acquisita.

EBCT - EBCT electron-beam computed tomography.

EBER - EBER early EBV mRNA.

EBL - EBL enzootic bovine leucosis.

EBL - EBL estimated blood loss.

EBM - EBM evidence-based medicine.

EBMT - EBMT European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

EBN - EBN Endemic Balkan nephropathy.

EBNA - EBNA Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen.

EBV - EBV Epstein-Barr virus.

EBV-IM - EBV-IM Epstein-BArr virus infectious mononucleosis.

EC - EC Enzyme Commission of the International Union of Biochemistry.

ECA - ECA Echocontrast agents.

ECA - ECA ecternal/extracranial carotid artery.

ECA - ECA electrical control activity.

ECA - ECA endometrial cryoablation.

ECA - ECA enterobacterial common antigen.

ECA - ECA Epidemiological Catchment Area.

Eca - Eca Erwinia carotovora subsp. atroseptica (a phytopathogen).

ECA - ECA external carotid artery.

ECA - ECA extra-cardiac structural or karyotypic anomalies.

Eca 109 - Eca 109 human esophageal epithelial cancer cell line.

ECBO virus - ECBO virus enteric cytopathogenic bovine orphan virus.

ECC - ECC early childhood caries.

ECC - ECC endocervical cell collector.

ECC - ECC extracorporeal circulation.

ECCE - ECCE extracapsular cataract extraction.

ECF - ECF extended care facility.

ECF - ECF extracellular fluid.

ECFV - ECFV extracellular fluid volume.

ECG - ECG electrocardiogram (also EKG).

ECH - ECH enoyl CoA hydratase.

ECHO - ECHO echocardiogram.

ECM - ECM extracellular matrix.

ECMO - ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

ECOMOG - ECOMOG Economic Community of West African Monitoring Group.

EcoRI - EcoRI restriction enzyme from Escherichia coli RY 13.

ECOWAS - ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States.

ECRB - ECRB extensor carpi radialis brevis.

ECRL - ECRL extensor carpi radialis longus.

ECT - ECT electroconvulsive therapy.

ECTR - ECTR endoscopic carpal tunnel release.

ECU - ECU extensor carpi ulnaris.

ECWSs - ECWSs endoluminal colonic wall stents.

ED - ED edema.

ED - ED emergency department.

ED - ED extradomain (the type III unit of fibronectin).

EDA - EDA Excess Defense Articles.

EDAC - EDAC early detection of alcohol consumption.

EDC - EDC estimated or expected date of confinement.

EDC - EDC extensor digitorum communis.

EDDI - EDDI Education for Development and Democracy Initiative.

EDI - EDI electronic data interchange.

EDIR - EDIR emergency drug identification record.

EDL - EDL extensor digitorum longus.

EDM - EDM extensor digitis minimi.

EDMR - EDMR electrically detected magnetic resonance.

EDRF - EDRF endothelium-derived relaxing factor.

EDS - EDS Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

EDS - EDS external defibrillation system.

EDSTAC - EDSTAC Endocrine-Disrupter Screening and Testing Advisory Committee.

EDTA - EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.

EDV - EDV end diastolic velocity.

EDX - EDX electrodiagnostic.

EE - EE energy expenditure.

EE - EE ethinyl estradiol.

EEG - EEG electroencephalogram.

EENT - EENT ear eye nose and throat.

EES - EES Ethicon Endo-Surgery.

EEXOT - EEXOT Hellenic Orthopaedic Association.

EF - EF (peptide) elongation factor.

EF - EF ectopic focus.

EF - EF edema factor.

EF - EF ejection fraction.

EF - EF elastic fibril.

EF - EF electric field.

EF - EF elongation factor.

EF - EF embryo fibroblast.

EF - EF embryo-fetal.

EF - EF emergency facility.

EF - EF encephalitogenic factor..

EF - EF endothoracic fascia.

EF - EF endurance factor.

EF - EF eosinophilic fasciitis.

EF - EF epithelial focus.

EF - EF equivalent focus.

EF - EF erythroblastosis fetalis.

EF - EF erythrocyte fragmentation.

EF - EF exposure factor.

EF - EF extended field.

EF - EF extrafine.

EF - EF extrinisic factor.

EF-2 - EF-2 initiation factor in the translational step of viral replication.

EF-G - EF-G elongation factor G.

EFA - EFA essential fatty acids.

EFFAS - EFFAS European Foot and Ankle National Societies.

EFFO - EFFO European Foundation for Osteoporosis and Bone Disease.

EFORT - EFORT European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.

EFS - EFS event free survival - time from diagnosis to defined events (e.g. relapse or death).

EGA - EGA error grid analysis.

EGA - EGA estimated gestational age.

EGCs - EGCs early gastric carcinomas.

EGD - EGD esophagogastroduodenoscopy.

EGDS - EGDS esophagogastric devascularization with splenectomy.

EGE - EGE eosinophilic gastroenteritis.

EGF - EGF epidermal growth factor.

EGFP - EGFP enhanced green fluorescent protein.

EGS - EGS ethylene glycol bis succinimidyl succinate.

EHBA - EHBA extrahepatic biliary atresia.

EHBP - EHBP extrahepatic biliary passages.

EHEC - EHEC enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli.

EHL - EHL extensor hallucis longus.

EHS - EHS European Hip Society.

EIC - EIC endometrial intraepithelial carcinogenesis.

EIC - EIC extensive intraductal component.

EICESS - EICESS European Intergroup Ewing's Sarcoma Study.

EIN3 - EIN3 ethylene-insensitive3 (is a transcription factor that works in the ethylene signaling pathway in Arabidopsis).

EJ - EJ elbow jerk.

EJC - EJC European Journal of Cancer.

EJHS - EJHS Electronic Journal of Hand Surgery.

EJO - EJO Electronic Journal of Orthopaedics.

EJS - EJS Electronic Journal of Surgery and Specialistic Medicine.

EKG - EKG electrocardiogram (also ECG).

EL - EL elbow.

EL - EL endoscopic ligation.

ELAM-1 - ELAM-1 E-selectin adhesion molecule (on endothelial cells).

ELISA - ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Elix - Elix elixir.

ELOS - ELOS estimated lenght of stay.

EM - EM electron microscope emmetropia.

EMB - EMB eosin methylene blue agar.

EMC - EMC electromagnetic compatibility.

EMCAP - EMCAP World Bank's Economic Management Capacity Project.

EMDR - EMDR Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.

EMEA - EMEA European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products.

EMG - EMG electromyogram electromyography.

EMH - EMH extramedullary hematopoiesis.

EMM - EMM epithelial malignant mesotheliomas.

EMP - EMP Embden-Meyerhof pathway.

EMR - EMR Electronic Medical Records.

EMS - EMS electrical muscle stimulation.

EMS - EMS emergency medical service.

EMST - EMST Emergency Management of Severe Trauma.

EMT - EMT emergency medical technician.

EMTALA - EMTALA Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act.

EMUO - EMUO early morning urine osmolality (evaluating urine concentration).

End - End endothelial cells.

ENG - ENG electronystagmography.

ENI - ENI Bureau for Europe and the New Independent States .

ENSG - ENSG European Neuroblastoma Study Group.

ENT - ENT ear nose and throat.

EOA - EOA Eastern Orthopaedic Association.

EOA - EOA Egyptian Orthopaedic Association.

EOI - EOI European Osteosarcoma Intergroup.

EOM - EOM extraocular movements.

EOMI - EOMI extraocular movements intact.

EORS - EORS European Orthopaedics Research Society.

EORTC - EORTC European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer.

Eos - Eos eosin eosinophil.

EP - EP ectopic pregnancy.

EP - EP emergency physician.

EP - EP endogenous pyrogens.

EP - EP European Pharmacopoeia.

EPA - EPA Environmental Protection Agency; controls the use of pesticides and monitors water pollution in general.

EPB - EPB extensor pollicis brevis.

EPC - EPC egg phosphatidylcholine.

EPDM - EPDM ethylene propylene diene rubber.

EPEC - EPEC enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.

EPI - EPI epinephrine.

Epi - Epi epithelial cells.

EPL - EPL extensor pollicis longus.

EPOC - EPOC excess post-exercise oxygen consumption.

EPOS - EPOS European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society.

EPS - EPS exophtalmos-producing substance.

EPS - EPS extrapyramidal symptoms.

EPSD - EPSD Early Periodic Screening Detection.

EPSP - EPSP excitatory postsynaptic potential.

EPSPS - EPSPS 5-enolpyruvylshikamate-3-phosphate synthetase.

EPU - EPU epidermal proliferative unit.

EPV - EPV Epstein-Barr virus.

ER - ER emergency room.

ER - ER endoplasmic reticulum.

ER - ER external rotation.

ER/PR - ER/PR estrogen/progesterone.

ERA - ERA electrical response activity.

ERA - ERA estradiol receptor assay.

ERA - ERA evoked response audiometry.

ERAD - ERAD endoplasmic-reticulum-associated degradation.

ERCP - ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

ERE - ERE external rotation in extension.

ERF - ERF external rotation in flexion.

ERP - ERP effective refractory period.

ERT - ERT empathy response task.

ERT - ERT endurance run test.

ERT - ERT enzyme replacement therapy.

ERT - ERT estrogen replacement therapy.

ERT - ERT external radiation therapy.

Ery - Ery erythrocytes.

ES - ES electrical stimulation.

ES - ES endoscopic sclerotherapy.

ES - ES enzymatic spectrometric method.

ES - ES enzyme-substrate complex.

ESAF - ESAF Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility.

ESB - ESB European Society of Biomechanics.

ESD - ESD esterase D.

ESD Dus 2 - ESD Dus 2 a new rare allele for esterase D (ESD) described in a family from Dusseldorf.

ESDS - ESDS European Spinal Deformities Society.

ESF - ESF Economic Support Fund.

ESF - ESF European Science Foundation.

ESFAS - ESFAS European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.

ESI - ESI electrospray ionization.

ESI - ESI epidural steroid injection.

ESI - ESI European Surgical Institute.

ESO - ESO European School of Oncology

EspA - EspA E. coli secreted protein A.

EspB - EspB E. coli secreted protein B.

EspD - EspD E. coli secreted protein D.

ESPD - ESPD electrosensitive protective device.

ESPD - ESPD endogenous digoxin-like substance.

ESPGHAN - ESPGHAN European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition.

ESR - ESR electron spin resonance.

ESR - ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

ESRD - ESRD end stage renal disease.

ESRF - ESRF end stage renal failure.

ESS - ESS endometrial stromal sarcoma.

ESS - ESS European Spine Society.

ESSKA - ESSKA European Society for Sports Medicine Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy.

EST - EST electroshock therapy.

EST - EST estrogen sulfotransferases.

EST - EST expressed sequence tag.

ESTRO - ESTRO European Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology.

ESWL - ESWL extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.

et - et and.

ET - ET ejection time.

ET - ET esotropia.

ET - ET essential thrombocythemia.

ET - ET eustachian tube(s).

ET - ET exercise training.

ET-1 - ET-1 endothelin-1.

ETA - ETA estimated time of arrival.

ETCO2 - ETCO2 end tidal CO2.

ETD - ETD estimated time of departure.

ETF - ETF eustachian tube function.

ETI - ETI endotracheal intubation.

Etio - Etio etiology.

etiol. - etiol. etiology

EtO - EtO ethylene oxyde.

ETOH - ETOH ethanol - alcohol

ETS - ETS environmental tobacco smoke.

ETT - ETT endotracheal tube.

ETT - ETT exercise tolerance test.

ETX - ETX ethosuximide.

EU - EU European Union.

EU-NRLs - EU-NRLs European Union National Reference Laboratories.

EUA - EUA examination under anesthesia.

EUP - EUP eupneic.

EUS - EUS endoscopic ultrasound.

EVA - EVA economic value added.

EVA - EVA electric vacuum aspiration.

EVA - EVA ethylene-vinylacetate.

EVAL - EVAL ethylene-vinyl alcohol.

eval. - eval. evaluation.

EVH - EVH enabled/VASP homology.

EVH - EVH endoscopic vein harvest.

EVH - EVH esophageal variceal hemorrhage.

EVH - EVH eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation.

EX - EX exacerbate; examination; excision.

EX - EX exercise.

EX - EX extension.

Exam - Exam examination.

EXC - EXC excellent; except; exchange; excision.

EXP - EXP expand; explain.

ExT - ExT exfoliating toxin.

EXT - EXT extend; external; extremity

ext - ext external.

Abbreviations - E