slang starting with 'e'
echo
- Definition:
- Often referred to as a cardiac ECHO,or echocardiogram, it is a sonogram of the heart. Also known as a cardiac ultrasound, it uses standard ultrasound techniques to image two-dimensional slices of the heart. The latest ultrasound systems now employ 3D real-time imaging.
- Usage:
- Dave had a massive heart attack last year from a steady diet of pork rinds and Fresca, so let's get an echo before we continue with the differential diagnosis.
endo
- Definition:
- Endoscopy. The process of inserting a small tube into a patient's body to allow a physician to see when direct observation is not possible. The endoscope also allows the physician to perform biopsies if necessary. It's considered minimally invasive surgery.
- Usage:
- The endo reveled a 2 cm polypoid subepithelial mass with a 4 mm ulceration located in the gastric cardia.
epi
- Definition:
- Epinephrine. it is a hormone and neurotransmitter. Epinephrine increases the "fight or flight" response of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.
- Usage:
- We pushed more epi, but the trauma of his motorcycle accident was just too much for his heart to take. Maybe I'll think twice about buying that crotch-rocket.
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