esotropia
- n strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose
esidrix
- n a diuretic drug (trade name Microzide, Esidrix, and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension
eskalith
- n a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder
esker
- n (geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets
eskimo
- n a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people')
- n the language spoken by the Eskimo
eskimo-aleut
- n the family of languages that includes Eskimo and Aleut