E words

Question 1

Ecchymosis

Answer 1

brusing behind ears and eyes

Question 2

Eczema

Answer 2

red and itchy skin

Question 3

Edema

Answer 3

swelling

excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body.

Question 4

Embolus

Answer 4

single mass intering body

food bolus

Question 5

Emesis

Answer 5

vomit

Question 6

Enema

Answer 6

fluid up rectum to cause bowl movement

procedure in which liquid or gas is injected into the rectum, typically to expel its contents, but also to introduce drugs or permit X-ray imaging.

Question 7

Enteral

Answer 7

entering the body via alimentary canal, mouth to anus

(chiefly of nutrition) involving or passing through the intestine, either naturally via the mouth and esophagus, or through an artificial opening.

Question 8

Epigastric

Answer 8

upper portion of abdominal cavity; stomach, spleen, liver

Question 9

Epistaxis

Answer 9

nose bleed

Question 10

Erythema

Answer 10

red swollen skin
superficial reddening of the skin, usually in patches, as a result of injury or irritation causing dilatation of the blood capillaries.

Question 11

Eschar

Answer 11

black dead skin

Question 12

Eupnea

Answer 12

normal breathing

Question 13

Excoriation

Answer 13

scratch away skin - abrasion

Excoriate: To scratch or wear off the skin resulting in an abrasion. Skin picking disorder

Question 14

Expectorate

Answer 14

cough up sputum from lungs

Question 15

Extremity

Answer 15

limbs

Question 16

Exudate

Answer 16

fluid leaking from wound, body