E has various meanings in the Common Medical category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of E in Common Medical.
An individual who is hired and paid by another person, company, organisation, etc., to perform a job or service.
Common MedicalA state of rapture and trancelike elation. A street name for 3-4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), best known on the street as "Ecstacy." An illicit drug, considered a recreational or party drug. It acts as both a stimulant and a hallucinogen. Ecstasy achieves its high by preventing the brain from reabsorbing the chemical serotonin, thereby prolonging its effects in the body. Ecstasy also appears to impair the thought process. German researchers studied 28 ecstasy users and found they performed significantly worse on tests of memory, learning, and general intelligence than nondrug users and than pot smokers.
Common MedicalIn Backup, Recovery, and Media Services, pertaining to media that is available for a rewrite operation. Media is automatically expired when both the retention period (expiration date) and storage duration have been satisfied.
Common MedicalGlutamic acid is one of the 20-23 proteinogenic amino acids, and its codons are GAA and GAG. It is a non-essential amino acid. The carboxylate anions and salts of glutamic acid are known as glutamates. In neuroscience, glutamate is an important neurotransmitter that plays the principal role in neural activation.
Common MedicalA hormone produced as a response to stress; also called adrenaline.
Common MedicalIonic compounds dissolved in water. Their proper balance is essential to life.
Common MedicalEnterococcus is a large genus of lactic acid bacteria of the phylum Firmicutes. Enterococci are Gram-positive cocci that often occur in pairs or short chains, and are difficult to distinguish from streptococci on physical characteristics alone. Two species are common commensal organisms in the intestines of humans: E. faecalis (90–95%) and E. faecium (5–10%).
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