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English words starting with ery

Eryngium

ɪˈrɪndʒɪəm

Meanings of Eryngium:

noun

A plant of the genus eryngium in the parsley family, especially (in gardening) sea holly.

Usage examples:

In the herbaceous border they don't seem to care for eryngiums, paeonies, iris or kniphofias.

Eryngo

ɪˈrɪŋɡəʊ

Meanings of Eryngo:

noun

Another term for sea holly or eryngium.

Eryngoes

ɪˈrɪŋɡəʊ

Meanings of Eryngoes:

noun

Another term for sea holly or eryngium.

Eryngos

ɪˈrɪŋɡəʊ

Meanings of Eryngos:

noun

Another term for sea holly or eryngium.

Meanings of Erysipelas:

noun

An acute, sometimes recurrent disease caused by a bacterial infection, characterized by large raised red patches on the skin.

Usage examples:

Common skin infections include cellulitis, erysipelas, impetigo, folliculitis, and furuncles and ca…

Erysipeloid

ˌɛrɪˈsɪpəlɔɪd

Meanings of Erysipeloid:

noun

Dermatitis of the hands due to bacterial infection, occurring mainly among handlers of meat and fish products.

Usage examples:

They agreed that erysipeloid is an occupational disease which commonly occurs where individuals are…

Erythema

ˌer.ɪˈθiː.mə

Meanings of Erythema:

noun

Superficial reddening of the skin, usually in patches, as a result of injury or irritation causing dilatation of the blood capillaries.

Usage examples:

Local irritation, erythema, ulceration, and tenderness were common reactions.

Meanings of Erythrism:

noun

A congenital condition of abnormal redness in an animal's fur, plumage, or skin.

Usage examples:

Occurrences of erythrism have been reported near this pennsylvania site in southwestern new york an…

Meanings of Erythritol:

noun

A sweet substance extracted from certain lichens and algae. it is used medicinally as a vasodilator.

Usage examples:

Using the all-natural sweetener erythritol, found in grapes and melons, the healthful beverage is t…

Erythroblast

ɪˈrɪθrə(ʊ)blast

Meanings of Erythroblast:

noun

An immature erythrocyte, containing a nucleus.

Usage examples:

In patients suffering from a variety of severe diseases the detection of erythroblasts in periphera…

Erythroblastosis

ɪˌrɪθrə(ʊ)blasˈtəʊsɪs

Meanings of Erythroblastosis:

noun

The abnormal presence of erythroblasts in the blood.

Usage examples:

However, the clinical significance of peripheral erythroblastosis after hematopoietic stem cell tra…

Erythrocyte

ɪˈrɪθrə(ʊ)sʌɪt

Meanings of Erythrocyte:

noun

A red blood cell, which (in humans) is typically a biconcave disc without a nucleus. erythrocytes contain the pigment haemoglobin, which imparts the red colour to blood, and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues.

Usage examples:

The deformation of the human erythrocyte or red blood cell has been the topic of detailed investiga…

Erythrocytes

ɪˈrɪθ.rəʊ.saɪt

Meanings of Erythrocytes:

noun

A red blood cell, which (in humans) is typically a biconcave disc without a nucleus. erythrocytes contain the pigment haemoglobin, which imparts the red colour to blood, and transport oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues.

Usage examples:

The deformation of the human erythrocyte or red blood cell has been the topic of detailed investiga…

Erythrogenic

ɪˌrɪθrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk

Meanings of Erythrogenic:

adjective

(of a bacterial toxin) causing inflammation and reddening of the skin.

Usage examples:

Erythrogenic toxin is responsible for the rash of scarlet fever

Meanings of Erythroid:

adjective

Relating to erythrocytes.

Usage examples:

Erythroid precursors in the bone marrow

Meanings of Erythromycin:

noun

An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by gram-positive bacteria. it is similar in its effects to penicillin.

Usage examples:

This strain was resistant to methicillin, cephalothin, gentamicin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol an…

Meanings of Erythronium:

noun

A plant of a genus which includes dog's-tooth violet.

Usage examples:

Under the trees are clumps of hellebores, erythroniums, and trilliums.

Erythropoiesis

ɪˌrɪθrə(ʊ)pɔɪˈiːsɪs

Meanings of Erythropoiesis:

noun

The production of red blood cells.

Usage examples:

In renal failure, anemia occurs in part because uremic metabolites decrease the lifespan of circula…

Erythropoietic

kənˌdʒen.ɪ.təl eˈrɪθ.rə.pɔɪ.et.ɪk.pɔːˈfɪr.i.ə

Meanings of Erythropoietic:

noun

A rare inherited (= passed on from one of your parents) disease in which the body cannot process some parts of the blood properly

Erythropoietin

ɪˌrɪθrə(ʊ)pɔɪˈɛtɪn

Meanings of Erythropoietin:

noun

A hormone secreted by the kidneys that increases the rate of production of red blood cells in response to falling levels of oxygen in the tissues.

Usage examples:

The mechanism responsible for polycythaemia is the release of the hormone erythropoietin from the k…

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