ExpertGlossary terms starting with E

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  1. EOA Early Operational Assessment.
  2. EOB (1) Enemy Order of Battle. (2) Electronic Order of Battle.
  3. EOC (1) See Element Operations Center. (2) Emergency Operations Center 96
  4. EOCM Electro-Optic Countermeasure.
  5. EOCT Element Operations Center Test Bed.
  6. EOD Explosive Ordnance Detail
  7. EOF End of File. Sometimes used metaphorically as the terminating string of a "here document".
  8. EOF (End of File) A distinctive code which uniquely marks the end of a data file.
  9. EOL End Of Life. The period when a product is supported but not sold.
  10. Eolian Refers to the processes of wind erosion, transport, and deposition. For example, sand dunes are landforms produced by eolian processes in arid…
  11. EOM End of Message.
  12. EOP Executive Office of the President
  13. EORSAT ELINT Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite (US).
  14. EOS Earth Orbiting System (NASA term).
  15. EOSH Environmental Operational Safety and Health.
  16. eosinophil A type of white blood cell.
  17. eosinophilia A condition in which the number of eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) in the blood is greatly increased.
  18. EOT Abbreviation for end-of-transmission character.
  19. EOW Abbreviation for engineering orderwire.
  20. EP (1) Engagement Planning. (2) Evaluation Plan
  21. EP Cycle Engagement Planner Cycle (NMD BMC2 term).
  22. EP Toxicity A test defined by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to check a substance for the presence of arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury…
  23. EP-2101 A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called cancer vaccines.
  24. EPA See Environmental Protection Agency.
  25. EPACT - Energy Policy Act.
  26. ePaper An electronic version of a document, usually in a PDF or TIFF file format.
  27. ePAS Electronic Patent Assignment System -- see ePAS
  28. EPC See European Patent Convention.
  29. EPCTG Expecting
  30. EPD See: expected progeny difference.
  31. ependyma (eh-PEN-dih-muh) A thin membrane that lines the fluid-filled spaces in the brain and spinal cord.
  32. ependymal cell (eh-PEN-dih-mul SEL) A cell that forms the lining of the fluid-filled spaces in the brain and spinal cord. It is a type of glial cell.
  33. ependymal tumor (eh-PEN-dih-mul TOO-mer) A type of brain tumor that begins in cells lining the spinal cord central canal (fluid-filled space down the center) or the…
  34. ependymoma (eh-PEN-dih-MOH-muh) A type of brain tumor that begins in cells lining the spinal cord central canal (fluid-filled space down the center) or the…
  35. ephedra (eh-FEH-druh) A shrub native to China and India. The stems and roots are used in traditional medicine as a diuretic and for asthma, bronchitis, and cough.
  36. Ephemeral allotment A BLM grazing allotment in areas of the Hot Desert Biome (Region) that do not consistently produce enough forage to sustain a livestock operation, but…
  37. Ephemeral creek A creek or stream that flows briefly only in direct response to precipitation and whose channel is above the water table. See intermittent stream.
  38. Ephemeral Keys Short-lived cryptographic keys that are statistically unique to each execution of a key establishment process and meets other requirements of the key type…
  39. ephemeral store See instance store>/a>.
  40. Ephemeral stream A stream that flows only after a storm or during snowmelt and whose channel is, at all times, above the water table; groundwater is not a source of water…
  41. ephemeris A electronic or hard-copy table or listing of the predicted positions of astronomical bodies such as the planets or the Moon; and by extension, the…
  42. Ephemeris/ Ephemerides (1) A table showing the positions of an object in space at regular intervals of time.
  43. Epiblast Gives rise to the ectoderm and mesoderm. The mesoderm then displaces the hypoblast cells and forms the entodermal cell layer on its inner surface.
  44. Epicenter Focal point on the earth's surface directly above the origin of a seismic disturbance.
  45. epicotyl The upper portion of the axis of a plant embryo or seedling, above the cotyledons.
  46. Epidemic A disease that occurs clearly in excess of normal expectation and spreads rapidly through a demographic segment of the human population.
  47. Epidemiologic Profile A description of the current status, distribution, and impact of an infectious disease or other health-related condition in a specified geographic area.
  48. epidemiologist (EH-pih-DEE-mee-AH-loh-jist) A scientist who studies the patterns, causes, and control of disease in groups of people.
  49. Epidemiology (EH-pih-dee-mee-AH-loh-jee) The study of the patterns, causes, and control of disease in groups of people.
  50. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) A cell messenger protein that has effects including stimulation of epidermal development, in newborn animals it hastens eyelid-opening and tooth-eruption
  51. epidermal growth factor receptor (eh-pih-DER-mul grohth FAK-ter reh-SEP-ter) The protein found on the surface of some cells and to which epidermal growth factor binds, causing the cells…
  52. epidermis (ep-i-DER-mis) The upper or outer layer of the two main layers of tissue that make up the skin.
  53. epidermoid carcinoma (EH-pih-DUR-moyd KAR-sih-NOH-muh) Cancer that begins in squamous cells (thin, flat cells that look like fish scales).
  54. epidermolysis bullosa (EP-ih-der-MOLE-uh-sis bul-OH-suh) A group of chronic skin disorders in which fluid-filled blisters form on the skin and mucosa (the moist, inner lining…
  55. epididymis (eh-pih-DIH-dih-mis) A narrow, tightly-coiled tube that is attached to each of the testicles (the male sex glands that produce sperm).
  56. epidural Having to do with the space between the wall of the spinal canal and the covering of the spinal cord. An epidural injection is given into this space.
  57. epidural block An injection of an anesthetic drug into the space between the wall of the spinal canal and the covering of the spinal cord.
  58. Epifauna Animals which live on the benthos.
  59. epigastric Having to do with the upper middle area of the abdomen.
  60. epigenesis Describes the developmental process whereby each successive stage of normal development is built up on the foundations created by the preceding stages of…
  61. epigenetic variation Non-hereditary and reversible variation; often the result of a change in gene expression due to methylation of DNA.
  62. epiglottis (ep-ih-GLAH-tis) The flap that covers the trachea during swallowing so that food does not enter the lungs.
  63. epilepsy A group of disorders marked by problems in the normal functioning of the brain.
  64. Epilimnion The warm layer of surface water.
  65. epinasty A process by which the growth of branches or petioles is abnormally pointing downward.
  66. epinephrine A hormone and neurotransmitter. Also called adrenaline.
  67. epiphyte A plant that grows upon another plant, but is neither parasitic on it nor rooted in the ground.
  68. epipodophyllotoxin (EH-pih-POH-doh-FIH-loh-TOK-sin) A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.
  69. epirubicin (EP-ih-ROO-bih-sin) A drug used together with other drugs to treat early breast cancer that has spread to lymph nodes.
  70. epirubicin hydrochloride (EP-ih-ROO-bih-sin HY-droh-KLOR-ide) A drug used together with other drugs to treat early breast cancer that has spread to lymph nodes.
  71. episome A genetic extrachromosomal element (e.g. the F factor in Escherichia coli) which replicates within a cell independently of the chromosome and is able to…
  72. Epistasis Interaction between genes at different loci, e.g. one gene suppresses the effect of another gene that is situated at a different locus.
  73. Epitaxial Growth In reference to solar photovoltaic devices, the growth of one crystal on the surface of another crystal.
  74. epithelial (ep-ih-THEE-lee-ul) Refers to the cells that line the internal and external surfaces of the body.
  75. epithelial carcinoma (ep-ih-THEE-lee-ul KAR-sih-NOH-muh) Cancer that begins in the cells that line an organ.
  76. epithelial ovarian cancer (eh-pih-THEE-lee-ul oh-VAYR-ee-un KAN-ser) Cancer that occurs in the cells on the surface of the ovary. Also called ovarian epithelial cancer.
  77. Epithelium (EP-ih-THEE-lee-um) A thin layer of tissue that covers organs, glands, and other structures within the body.
  78. epitope (EP-i-tope) A part of a molecule that an antibody will recognize and bind to.
  79. EPITS Essential Program Information Technology and Systems.
  80. epizootic A disease simultaneously affecting a large number of animals.
  81. EPL Emitter Parameter Listing (USN term).
  82. EPLRS Enhanced Position Locator Reporting System.
  83. EPO European Patent Office
  84. EPO906 A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called epothilones. Also called epothilone B.
  85. epoch The date from which time is measured. For most Unix environments, the epoch is January 1, 1970.
  86. epoch date A date in history, chosen as the reference date from which time is measured. Note 1: An example of an epoch date is the beginning instant of January 1…
  87. epoetin alfa (ee-POH-eh-tin AL-fuh) A substance that is made in the laboratory and stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells.
  88. epoetin beta (ee-POH-eh-tin BAY-tuh) A substance that is made in the laboratory and stimulates the bone marrow to make red blood cells.
  89. epothilone (eh-POTH-ih-lone) A substance obtained from bacteria that interferes with cell division. Some epothilones are being studied as treatments for cancer.
  90. epothilone B (eh-POTH-ih-lone ...) A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of epothilone. Also called EPO906.
  91. epothilone D (eh-POTH-ih-lone ...) A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is a type of mitotic inhibitor and epothilone. Also called KOS-862.
  92. epothilone ZK219477 (eh-POTH-ih-lone ...) A form of the substance epothilone that is made in the laboratory. It is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.
  93. EPP Electric Power Plant (PATRIOT).
  94. EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) Also known as Fast Mode Parallel Port. A new, industry standard parallel port, having higher transfer times competitive with SCSI.
  95. epratuzumab A substance that is being studied as a treatment for cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies.
  96. EPROM Electrically Programmable Read-Only Memory.
  97. EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) Uncompressed files for images, text and objects. Only print on PostScript printers.
  98. EPSP synthase Abbreviation for enolpyruvyl-shikimate 3-phosphate synthase.
  99. EPSPS Abbreviation for enolpyruvyl-shikimate 3-phosphate synthase.
  100. Epstein-Barr virus (ep-stine-BAR VY-rus) A common virus that remains dormant in most people. It causes infectious mononucleosis and has been associated with certain cancers…