 | Term | Definition |
| |
estimated blood loss |
EBL |
| |
epstein-barr virus |
EBV |
| |
extended-care facility |
ECF |
| |
electrocardiogram |
ECG |
| |
echocardiography |
ECHO |
| |
extracorporeal membrane circulation |
ECMO |
| |
electroconvulsive therapy |
ECT |
| |
Emergency Department (preferred terminology) |
ED |
| |
estimated date of confinement |
EDC |
| |
electroencephalogram |
EEG |
| |
eyes, ears, nose and throat |
EENT |
| |
esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
EGD |
| |
electrocardiogram |
EKG |
| |
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (AIDS test) |
ELISA |
| |
elixir |
elix. |
| |
emergency medicine; electron microscope |
EM |
| |
electromyogram |
EMG |
| |
ears, nose and throat |
ENT |
| |
extraocular movement |
EOM |
| |
eosinophils |
eos., eosins. |
| |
emergency room (should be referred to properly as the Emergency Department); estrogen receptor |
ER |
| |
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography |
ERCP |
| |
estrogen replacement therapy |
ERT |
| |
erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
ESR |
| |
end stage renal disease |
ESRD |
| |
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
ESWL |
| |
endotracheal tube |
ET |
| |
estimated time of arrival |
ETA |
| |
etiology |
Etiol. |
| |
excision |
Exc. |
| |
exploratory laparotomy |
Expl. Lap. |
| |
external |
ext. |
