extracerebral |
Located outside the cerebral hemispheres. (16 Dec 1997) |
|---|---|
extrachorial pregnancy |
Pregnancy in which the membranes rupture and shrink, causing the foetus to develop outside the chorionic sac but within the uterus. Synonym: graviditas exochorialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
extrachromosomal |
Outside of, or separated from, a chromosome. (05 Mar 2000) |
extrachromosomal DNA |
DNA that occurs naturally outside of the nucleus (e.g., mitochondrial DNA). (05 Mar 2000) |
extrachromosomal element |
Any heritable element not associated with the chromosome. It is usually a plasmid or the DNA of organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts. (18 Nov 1997) |
extrachromosomal gene |
A gene located outside of the nucleus (e.g., mitochondrial genes). (05 Mar 2000) |
extrachromosomal inheritance |
Transmission of hereditary characters by non-chromosomal replicating cytoplasmic structures such as mitochondria, plastids, and plasmids. (12 Dec 1998) |
extracoronal retainer |
A retainer that depends upon contact with the outer circumference of the crown of a tooth for its retentive qualities. (05 Mar 2000) |
extracorporeal |
<anatomy> Situated or occurring outside the body. Origin: L. Corpus = body (18 Nov 1997) |
extracorporeal circulation |
Diversion of blood flow through a circuit located outside the body but continuous with the bodily circulation. (12 Dec 1998) |
extracorporeal dialysis |
Haemodialysis performed through an apparatus outside the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
Application of a life support system that circulates the blood through an oxygenating system, which may consist of a pump, a membrane oxygenator, and a heat exchanger. Examples of its use are to assist victims of smoke inhalation injury, respiratory failure, and cardiac failure. (12 Dec 1998) |
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
<procedure> This procedure uses sound waves delivered inside a water bath to pulverise kidney stones painlessly inside the body. (11 Nov 1997) |
extracorpuscular |
Outside the corpuscles, especially the blood corpuscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
extracranial |
Outside of the cranial cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
|
external fixation
|
External fixation is a surgical routine to set bone fractures in which a cast would not allow proper alignment of the fracture. In this kind of reduction, holes are drilled into uninjured areas of bones around the fracture and special bolts are screwed into the holes. Outside the body, a rod with special ball-and-socket joints joins the bolts to make a rigid support. The fracture can be set in the proper anatomical configuration by adjusting the ball-and-socket joints. ...
ó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_Fixation
|
|---|---|
|
extinction
|
In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of taxons. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species. Extinction is a natural phenomenon; it is estimated that 99.9% of all species that have ever lived are now extinct. ...
ó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction
|
|
extirpation
|
Extirpation is the localized extinction of a species. This can be due to over-hunting, human development, climate change, or competition from introduced species. It is especially common on islands where only a small and therefore vulnerable, population may exist. Sometimes species are reintroduced to an area from which they were extirpated, although this may cause controversy as during the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park. ...
ó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extirpation
|
|
external genitalia
|
A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, narrowly defined, is any of those parts of the body (which are not always bodily organs according to the strict definition) which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute the reproductive system in an complex organism; namely: * Male: penis (notably the glans penis and foreskin), testicles, scrotum, prostate, seminal vesicles, epididymis, Cowper's glands* Female: vulva (notably the clitoris), vagina (notably the cervix), labia ...
ó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_genitalia
|
|
extension
|
The organization of a new Junior Chamber chapter.
ó: www.geocities.com/libertyjaycees/glossary.html
|