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Epithelial
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EpithelialOf the cells that line the internal and external surfaces of the body.
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Epithelial basement corneal dystrophy
A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines, geographic map-like lines, and dots (or microcysts) on examination with a slit-lamp that focuses a high intensity light beam as a slit while the examiner looks at the front of the eye through a magnifying scope.
Epithelial carcinoma
Cancer that begins in the cells that line an organ.
Epithelial cells
One of many kinds of cells that form the epithelium and absorb nutrients. See also epithelium.
Epithelium
A thin layer of cells that covers the internal and external surfaces of the body, including body cavities, ducts and vessels.
Epitol
Epitol is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): carbamazepine.
Epitope
An alternative term for antigenic determinant.
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Equivalence trial
A trial with the primary objective of showing that the response to two or more treatments differs by an amount which is clinically unimportant. This is usually demonstrated by showing that the true treatment difference is likely to lie between a lower and an upper equivalence level of clinically acceptable differences.
Ethics approval
The affirmation decision of the ethics committee that the clinical trial has been independently reviewed and may be conducted at the institution site within the constraints set forth by the IRB, the institution, good clinical practice (GCP), and the applicable regulatory requirements.
Ethics committee (EC)
an independent body (a review board or a committee, institutional, regional, national, or supranational) constituted of medical/scientific professionals and non-scientific members, whose responsibility it is to ensure the protection of the rights, safety, and well-being of human subjects involved in a trial and to provide public assurance of that protection by, among other things, reviewing and approving/providing favourable opinion on, the trial protocol, the suitability of the investigator(s), facilities, and the methods and material to be used in obtaining and documenting informed consent of the trial subjects. The legal status, composition, function, operations, and regulatory requirements pertaining to independent ethics committees may differ among countries, but should allow the independent ethics committee to act in agreement with GCP as described in the ICH guideline. See also institutional review board.
Exclusion criteria
A list of criteria, any one of which excludes a potential subject from participation in a study. See also inclusion criteria, admission criteria.
External consistency
The consistency of a procedure (for example, a rating scale or laboratory test) between sets of data.
Epithelial
Ed.D.
Doctor of Education.
Edema (dropsy)
The presence of excessive watery fluid in intercellular (especially subcutaneous) spaces or in a bodily cavity; the condition characterized by such presence; and/or the swelling that the presence of excessive fluid causes.
Enzyme (natural catalyst)
Any of numerous proteins and protein-nonprotein compounds that living cells produce and that can initiate, or affect the speed of, specific chemical reactions.
Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) Studies
Tests used to diagnose neuropathy and check for nerve damage. These tests are usually both run at the same time, using the same equipment.
Emergency Medical Identification
Cards, bracelets, or necklaces with a written message used by people with diabetes or other medical problems to alert others in case of a medical emergency such as coma. |See the list of companies that sell Medical Identification Products.
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Epithelial basement corneal dystrophy
A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows grayish fingerprint lines, geographic map-like lines, and dots (or microcysts) on examination with a slit-lamp that focuses a high intensity light beam as a slit while the examiner looks at the front of the eye through a magnifying scope.
Epithelial carcinoma
Cancer that begins in the cells that line an organ.
Epithelial cells
One of many kinds of cells that form the epithelium and absorb nutrients. See also epithelium.
Epithelium
A thin layer of cells that covers the internal and external surfaces of the body, including body cavities, ducts and vessels.
Epitol
Epitol is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): carbamazepine.
Epitope
An alternative term for antigenic determinant.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Equivalence trial
A trial with the primary objective of showing that the response to two or more treatments differs by an amount which is clinically unimportant. This is usually demonstrated by showing that the true treatment difference is likely to lie between a lower and an upper equivalence level of clinically acceptable differences.
Ethics approval
The affirmation decision of the ethics committee that the clinical trial has been independently reviewed and may be conducted at the institution site within the constraints set forth by the IRB, the institution, good clinical practice (GCP), and the applicable regulatory requirements.
Ethics committee (EC)
an independent body (a review board or a committee, institutional, regional, national, or supranational) constituted of medical/scientific professionals and non-scientific members, whose responsibility it is to ensure the protection of the rights, safety, and well-being of human subjects involved in a trial and to provide public assurance of that protection by, among other things, reviewing and approving/providing favourable opinion on, the trial protocol, the suitability of the investigator(s), facilities, and the methods and material to be used in obtaining and documenting informed consent of the trial subjects. The legal status, composition, function, operations, and regulatory requirements pertaining to independent ethics committees may differ among countries, but should allow the independent ethics committee to act in agreement with GCP as described in the ICH guideline. See also institutional review board.
Exclusion criteria
A list of criteria, any one of which excludes a potential subject from participation in a study. See also inclusion criteria, admission criteria.
External consistency
The consistency of a procedure (for example, a rating scale or laboratory test) between sets of data.
Epithelial
Ed.D.
Doctor of Education.
Edema (dropsy)
The presence of excessive watery fluid in intercellular (especially subcutaneous) spaces or in a bodily cavity; the condition characterized by such presence; and/or the swelling that the presence of excessive fluid causes.
Enzyme (natural catalyst)
Any of numerous proteins and protein-nonprotein compounds that living cells produce and that can initiate, or affect the speed of, specific chemical reactions.
Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV) Studies
Tests used to diagnose neuropathy and check for nerve damage. These tests are usually both run at the same time, using the same equipment.
Emergency Medical Identification
Cards, bracelets, or necklaces with a written message used by people with diabetes or other medical problems to alert others in case of a medical emergency such as coma. |See the list of companies that sell Medical Identification Products.
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