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EPICYESIS 



Ependymitis dim-i'-t in upper 



garmei inflammation]. Inflammation of the 



ndyma, 



Ephebic iging to puberty]. 



ah. adol . or puberty. 



Ephebology , youth; 



science]. . youth, adolescence, and 



puberty. 

 Ephedra a seat] A 



mts wuh lour \. Ameri 

 ral S Vm in, and many other specie 



E. antisyphilitica. and E. trifurca, of 



■ used in gonorrhea, urethritis, and 



| eu E. andina, of S. 



Ai .1 E. distachia or vulgaris), E. equi- 



setina, E. flava, E. fragilis. and E. monostachya, 



of the. ..Id world, have similar properties. 



Ephednn i -■ at]. The 



principle . proposed as a 



mydriatic bj Nagai. It i- a cardiac depressant and 



harmless mj f the hydrochlorate in 



Jiij distilled water. For instillation 



gtt 



Ephclis . wart : //., 



A freckle. See Lett, 

 Ephemera . daily]. The 



nai i physicians to short and slight 



in the lying-in period. 



l'h of frequent occurrence, and of 



y indicated a small amount of 



tion. E. maligna. See Anglicus sudor. 



Ephemeral . living a day]. 



try. Applied to fevers that pass away in a 



Ephesis ,a longing]. A. longing; lust. 



Ephialtes ^<,upon; ld'/./.ur, 



to leap]. 

 Ephidrosis [■■-'. upon; 'trfpuotg, sweat- 



). Perspiration. See Hyperidrosis. E. cruenta, 

 Hemat, E. flava, yellow 



E. lactea, white or milky sweat. E. nigra, 

 \,\ i E. tincta. See Chromidrosis. E. 



viridis. greenish s'W 

 Ephippium saddle-cloth; eiri, 



on Ephippid\. I. Same as Sella 



iti' z. In biology saddle-shaped capsules 



from the • of adult cladocera, and con- 



taining the winter (or ephippial) i 

 Epian [lr., a raspberry]. The yaw-; 



Epiblast [eiri, upon; sprout]. 



r layer of th derm, called, 



si- . nor new ",from which 



nervous system and epidermal 

 tissues, includin ithelium of the sense-organ-. 



Epiblema .to throw; 



ik]. In biology, the imper 

 in submerged plants and on 



Epibole 



Epibolv •.,, , t,, throw]. 



I" 1 by Salenka to indicate 



by the overgrowth 



Epibranchia. .upon; (Ipayxia, 



pi's]. :., various structures ; 



thai ... irms 



ier; the t< rminal 

 Don i a bird, 



Epibulbar bulbus, 



bulb] ,,,, 



ulbar tut. 



Epicalyx (ep-e-ka'-liks) [hri, upon; mi'/r;, calyx: />/., 

 icalyces\ In biology, an involucre resembling an 

 exterior or accessory calyx. 



Epicanthis (ep-e-kan'-this) [eirucavdic : pi., Epican- 

 thides\. See Epicanthus. 



Epicanthus [ep-e-kan' '-thus) [eiri, on ; Kavdog, angle of 

 the eye]. A fold of skin passing from the nose to the 

 eyebrow over the inner canthus of the eye. 



Epicardium (ep-e-kar* -de-um\ [eiri, upon ; ttapdia, 

 heart]. 1 he visceral layer of the pericardium. 



Epicarp (efZ-e-karp) [eiri, upon ; Kapirdg, fruit]. In 

 biology, the outer >kin of a fruit. 



Epicele, Epiccele (<•/>' i-sll) [eiri, upon; KotAia, belly], 

 i. In biology, applied to such a body-cavity a- that 

 of vertebrates or that represented by the atrium of an 

 ascidium. 2. The cephalic portion of the fourth ven- 

 tricle, constituting th'- cavitj ol tin- epencephal. 



Epicentral (ep-e-sen' -tral ) [eiri, upon ; /.. vrpov, center]. 

 In biology, adhering to a vertebra] centrum, a- some 

 of the scleral spines in the herring. 



Epicerebral [ep-e-ser'-e-bral) [eiri, upon; cerebrum, 

 the brain]. Situatedover or on the cerebrum; a- the 

 epicerebral space between the brain and the pia. 



Epichilium (ep-e-kil f -e-um) [eiri, upon; ^etKoq, lip, 

 brim: />/. , Epickilia}. In biology, applied to the 

 upper portion of the lip of an orchid. 



Epichorion {ep-e-ko' -re-ori) [eiri, upon; %6piov, tne 

 chorion], i. The decidua reflexa. 2. The epidermis. 



Epiclidium lep-e-klid' '-e-um) [eiri, upon ; itkeidtov, 

 clavicle: pi. , Epiclidid]. In biology, a separate ossi- 

 fication of the distal end of the clavicle in birds ; ac- 

 cording to l'arker it represents the precoracoid of rep- 

 tile-. 



Epiclinal {ep-e-kli'-nat) [eiri, upon; kXIvij, abed]. In 

 biology, placed upon the receptacle. 



Epiccelia {ep-e-se' -le-ah). See Epicele. 



Epicoma, Epicomus or Epicome [e-pik? -o-mah, 

 r-pik'-o-mus, e-pik' -o-me) [eiri, upon ; Kdfiif, hair]. A 

 parasitic monstrosity having an accessory head united 

 to the principal fetus by the summit. 



Epicondylar [ep-e-kon f -dil-ar) [eiri, upon ; K&vdvXog, a 

 condyle]. Relating to an epicondyle. 



Epicondyle (ep-e-kon' '-dil~\ [eiri, upon ; k6v6vaoc, a 

 condyle]. I. Any supracondylar eminence upon a 

 bone, as the humerus. 2. Less correctly, the external 

 condyle of the humerus. 



Epicondylo - cubitalis (cp-e-kon'-dil-o - ku-bit-a 1 '-lis) 

 [eiruiovSvhog, an epicondyle ; cubitum, the elbow]. 

 The anconeus muscle. See Muscles, Table of. 



Epicondylo-radialis {ep-e-kon f -dU-o-ra-de-a' -lis) [i iri- 

 k6vAi>'/.o(;, an epicondyle ; radius, the radius]. The 

 supinator brevis muscle. See Muscles, Table of. 



Epicotyl [ep-e-kof '-it) [/->', on ; kdtvAt/6&v, a cup-shaped 

 hollow (cotyledon)]. In biology, the stem of a young 

 plant between the cotyledons and the lowest true lea\ es. 



Epicranial {ep-e-kra' '-ne-al) [eiri, upon; Kpaviov, the 

 cranium]. Relating to the epicranium. 



Epicranium [ep-e-kra' '-ne-um) [It/, upon; Kpaviov, 

 cranium]. The structures covering the cranium. 



Epicrisis [ep-e-kri' '-sis) [eir'utpiois, determination]. The 

 phenomena of disease succeeding the crisis; a sec- 

 ondary crisis. 



Epicrusis (ep-e-kru'-sis) [eiri, upon; Kpavauc, stroke]. 

 I. Massage by strokes or blows; percussion; thera- 

 peutic scourging. 



Epicyemate [ep-e-si-e' '-mSt) [/-■', upon; Ki'r/un, an 



embryo]. In embryology, applied to that form of 



development in which the embryo remains outside and 



ove the yolk-vesicle. It is characteristic of li>lies 



and bati 



Epicyesis (ep-e-si-e' -sis) [eiri, over; Kvkecv, to be preg- 

 nant]. Superfetation. 



