ABSTRACT
EAP Erythrocyte acid phosphatase. EDTA Ethylene diamine tetracetic acid, a preservative
which binds the calcium ion in blood and is found in purple stopper test tubes.
efface To rub out, to strike or scratch out, or to erase. ejaculate The semen released by one ejaculation. ejection The act of expelling a cartridge or cartridge
case from a firearm. ejection pattern The charting of where a particular fire-
arm ejects fired cartridge cases. ejection port An opening in the receiver to allow ejec-
tion. ejector A portion of a firearm’s mechanism which ejects
or expels cartridges or cartridge cases from a firearm. ejector marks Toolmarks produced upon a cartridge or
cartridge case on the head, generally at or near the rim, from contact with the ejector.
