iderdown (eider down)
Down of the eider duck, used to stuff quilts and pillows. Quilt stuffed
with the down of the eider duck.

empyema
Pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural cavity.

ennui
Listlessness, dissatisfaction, lack of interest; boredom:

Epsom salts
Hydrated magnesium sulfate, MgSO4.7H2O, used as a cathartic and to
reduce inflammation.

ergot
Fungus (Claviceps purpurea) infecting cereal plants; forms compact black
masses of branching filaments that replace many of the grains of the
host plant. Disease caused by such a fungus. The dried sclerotia of
ergot obtained from rye is a source of several medicinal alkaloids and
lysergic acid.

erigeron
Genus of composite herbs having flower heads resembling asters. Formerly
used as a diuretic and as a hemostatic in uterine hemorrhage

erysipelas
Acute skin disease caused by hemolytic streptococcus; marked by
localized inflammation and fever. Also called Saint Anthony's fire.

eschar
Dry scab or slough formed on the skin caused by a burn or by the action
of a corrosive or caustic substance.

eucaine
A crystalline substance, C15H21NO2, used as a local anesthetic,
substituting for cocaine, in veterinary medicine.

eucalyptol (cineole)
Colorless oily liquid, C10H18O, from eucalyptus; used in
pharmaceuticals, flavoring, and perfumery.

eucalyptus
Trees of the genus Eucalyptus, native to Australia; they have aromatic
leaves that yield an oil used medicinally.

farcy (see glanders)
Chronic form of glanders that affects the skin and superficial lymph
vessels.

febrile
ferverish

felon
Painful purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area
surrounding the nail. Also called whitlow.

ferrocyanate
Salt of ferrocyanic acid; a ferrocyanide.

fistula
An abnormal duct or passage resulting from injury, disease, or other
disorder that connects an abscess, cavity, or hollow organ to the body
surface or to another hollow organ.

flounce
Strip of decorative, gathered or pleated material attached by one edge,
as on a garment or curtain.

fondant
Sweet creamy sugar paste used in candies and icings. Candy containing
this paste.

fontanelles
The soft membranous gaps between the incompletely formed cranial bones
of a fetus or an infant. Also called soft spot.

formaldehyde
Colorless gaseous compound, HCHO, used to manufacture resins,
fertilizers, dyes, a