| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ebstein's Anomaly |
Heart defect in which parts of the tricuspid valve are abnormal. The tricuspid valve separates the right lower heart chamber (right ventricle) from the right upper heart chamber (right atrium). The defect usually causes the valve to work poorly, and blood |
| Echocardiogram |
Medical test that uses sound waves (ultrasound) to create a moving picture of the heart to look at its structure and function. |
| Eclampsia |
This is when tonic-clonic seizures appear in a pregnant woman with high blood pressure and proteinuria. |
| Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) |
Medical test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. |
| Electronic Communication Aids |
Software of hardware that allows people to communicate who either cannot speak or have limited or no use of their hands. |
| Embolization |
Minimally invasive, image guided treatment that involves injecting a special material or a device into a blood vessel in order to block or close it. It can be used to stop or prevent serious bleeding, cut off the flow of blood to a tumor, or reduce blood |
| Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) |
Medical test that combines the use of a flexible, lighted scope (endoscope) with X-ray pictures to examine the tubes that drain the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. |
| Endoscopy |
Procedure that lets your doctor look inside your body using an instrument called an endoscope, or scope for short. Scopes have a tiny camera attached to a long, thin tube. The doctor moves it through a body passageway or opening to see inside an organ. |
| Erythrocytosis |
An abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells. |
| Esophageal pH test |
Procedure performed to measure the pH or amount of acid that flows into the esophagus from the stomach during a 24-hour period. |
