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Ectopic: Occurring outside of the expected or usual location; displaced.
Eczema: An inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesiculation, inflammation, watery discharge, and the development of scales and crusts. The large variety of types can be distinguished according to location and causal agent.
Elastosis: Degenerative changes in the dermal connective tissue with increased amounts of elastotic material.
Electrodesiccation: A method of electrosurgery that desiccates tissue by dehydration. A highly or moderately damped alternating electrical current is radiated through a monoterminal active electrode that is applied directly to or inserted into the tissue being treated.
Epidemiology: The branch of medicine that deals with the study of the causes, distribution, and control of disease in populations.
Epithelium: Membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells separated by very little intercellular substance and forming the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs.
Erythematous: Redness of the skin caused by dilatation and congestion of the capillaries, often a sign of inflammation or infection.
Erythroplasia of Queyrat: A form of intraepithelial carcinoma of the glans penis.
Expansile: Capable of expansion.