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Glossary Item | Description |
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Ethosuximide | Ethosuximide is a type of anticonvulsant sold under various brand names including Zarontin. |
Ethylene-Diamine-Tetra-Acetic Acid | Ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) is a synthetic solution used as a chelating agent to remove heavy metals from the body. |
Ethylenedinitrilotetraacetic Acid | Ethylenedinitrilotetraacetic acid is another name for EDTA, a synthetic solution used as a chelating agent to remove heavy metals from the body. |
Etiology | Etiology is an alternative spelling of aetiology, the science that deals with the causes or origin of disease, the factors which produce or predispose toward a certain disease or disorder. |
Everolimus | Everolimus is a type of medication called a kinase inhibitor and is sold under a variety of brand names including Afinitor. |
Exclusion Diet | An exclusion diet is a diet in which the individual avoids foodstuffs containing certain things, such as gluten or casein, which are believed to be harmful to that individual. |
Executive Function | Executive function is a set of mental processes that helps people connect past experience with present action. |
Executive Function Training | Executive function training is any kind of training that is designed to improve executive functioning, which is the set of cognitive abilities that control and regulate other abilities and behaviours. |
Exelon | Exelon is a brand name for rivastigmine, a drug which is usually used to treat Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. |
Exergaming | Exergaming is a term used to describe video games that are also a form of exercise. |
Extinction | Extinction is the withdrawal or removal of reinforcers of interfering behaviour in order to reduce the occurrence of that behaviour. |
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing | Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is a treatment in which the therapist moves her fingers back and forth in front of your face and asks you to follow these hand motions with your eyes, while recalling a disturbing event. |
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