Category: Er-Ex

A fluid rich in protein and cellular elements that oozes out of blood vessels due to inflammation and is deposited in nearby tissues. The altered permeability of blood vessels permits the passage of large molecules and solid matter through their walls. The vessels seem to weep, to sweat, in keeping with the Latin “exsudare”, to…

To remove a tube from a hollow organ or passageway, often from the airway. The opposite of extubate is intubate.

An uttermost part of the body, such as a hand or a foot.

A pregnancy that is not in the usual place and is located outside the inner lining of the uterus. A fertilized egg settles and grows in any location other than the inner lining of the uterus. The large majority (95%) of extrauterine pregnancies occur in the Fallopian tube. However, they can occur in other locations, such as…

A premature contraction of the heart that is independent of the normal rhythm of the heart and that arises in response to an impulse in some part of the heart other than the normal impulse from the sinoatrial (SA) node. The extrasystole is followed by a pause, as the heart electrical system “resets” itself and the contraction…

A hematoma (a collection of blood) outside the cranium (skull).

Outside the cranium, the bony dome that houses and protects the brain. As opposed to intracranial, inside the cranium.

Outside the body, in the anatomic sense. As in extracorporeal circulation, extracorporeal dialysis, and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. From extra- + corpus, meaning body.

A procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured (broken) bones by a splint or cast. External fixation is as opposed to internal fixation in which the ends of the fractured bone are joined by mechanical devices such as metal plates, pins, rods, wires or screws.

The process of straitening or the state of being strait. Extension of the hip and knee joints is necessary to stand up from the sitting position.