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EAREstimated Average Requirement: The average daily nutrient intake level estimated to meet the requirement of half the healthy individuals in a particular life stage and gender group. Source: USDA |
ECFExtracellular fluid : Denotes all body fluid outside of the cells. Source: Wikipedia |
ECVExternal cephalic version: procedure used to turn a fetus from a breech position or side-lying (transverse) position into a head-down (vertex) position before labor begins. When successful, version makes it possible to try a vaginal birth. Source: WebMD |
EFAEssential Fatty Acids are fatty acids that humans and other animals must ingest because the body requires them for good health but cannot synthesize them. The term "essential fatty acid" refers to fatty acids required for biological processes but does not include the fats that only act as fuel. Only two fatty acids are known to be essential for humans: alpha-linolenic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid) and linoleic acid (an omega-6 fatty acid). Some other fatty acids are sometimes classified as "conditionally essential," meaning that they can become essential under some developmental or disease conditions; examples include docosahexaenoic acid (an omega-3 fatty acid) and gamma-linolenic acid (an omega-6 fatty acid). Source: Wikipedia |
ELBWExtremely low birth weight: an infant with a birth weight of less than 1000 g (2 lb, 3 oz). Most extremely low birth weight infants are also the youngest of premature newborns, usually born at 27 weeks' gestational age or younger. Source: Medscape |
EPAEicosapentaenoic acid (also icosapentaenoic
acid) is an omega-3 fatty acid. In physiological literature, it is given the
name 20:5(n-3). Source: Wikipedia |
ESPGANEuropean Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, a European scientific society. Originally founded in 1968 as the "European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology" (ESPGA), it was renamed 1976 to "The European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition" (ESPGAN). Now the society is named "European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition" (ESPGHAN). Source: Rey et al. 2004 |
ESPGHAN |
EUGRExtrauterine growth restriction, a common condition in very low birth weight (VLBW)
preterm infants (< or = 1,500 g). Most affected infants have a birth
weight that is average for gestational age, but by the time of hospital
discharge have a weight that is less than the tenth percentile for
corrected gestational age. EUGR is the most frequent morbidity among VLBW survivors at their time of discharge from the hospital. Source: Ruth 2008 |
EVFExtravascular fluid: All fluid outside the blood vessels, comprising both intracellular and transcellular fluids and constituting about 48 percent to 58 percent of the body weight. Source: Dictionary.com |