Vocabulary Words - High School - E:

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• e-tailer
  (n.) A person or organization that sells products on the Internet.
  
  
• ectopic
  (n.) A type of pregnancy that occurs when the egg is fertilized outside the uterus.
  
  
• edema
  (n.) An extra amount of liquid in cells or tissues that causes swelling.
  
  
• elastin
  (n.) A stretchy protein.
  
  
• electrocardiograph
  (n.) ECG or EKG, a machine that creates a print out of a person's pattern of heart beats.
  
  
• embassy
  (n.) An office of a country in a foreign country.
  
  
• endometriosis
  (n.) Tissue that begins to grow outside the uterus.
  
  
• endometrium
  (n.) The inside lining of the uterus.
  
  
• enzyme
  (n.) Proteins that living organisms make to begin biochemical reactions.
  
  
• epiglottis
  (n.) A flap of tissue that covers the larynx and prevents food from entering the trachea.
  
  
• equilibrium
  (n.) A balance between opposite forces or actions.
  
  
• estrogen
  (n.) A hormone that tells the body to grow long, strong bones and is important in female reproduction.
  
  
• eulogy
  (n.) A speech or tribute given for someone who has died.
  
  
• evade
  (v.) To avoid doing something you should do.
  (v.) To avoid being caught by someone.
  
  
• excrete
  (v.) To remove waste material from the body.
  
  

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