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Epicystic (ep-e-sis'-tik) [ktri, upon; icixmg, bladder]. 

 Suprapubic; situated above the urinary bladder. 



Epicystitis (ep-e-sis-ti' tis\ [eiri, upon ; Kvortg, bladdei ; 

 mr, inflammation]. Inflammation of the tissues 



above the bladder. 

 Epicystotomia (ep-e-sis-to-to 1 '-me-ah). Same as Epi- 

 cystotomy. 



Epicystotomy (ep-e-sis-tot' -o-me) [ini, upon; kvotic, 

 a bladder; ri/iveiv,to cut]. Suprapubic incision of 

 the bladder. 



Epicyte (ep'-e-sit) [i~i. upon ; m rot , cell]. The cell- 

 wall or hyaline cuticle of cells. 



Epidemesis (ep-e-dem-e' 'sis) \iiri6i)(ii]Ou;~\. Same as 

 Epidemic 



Epidemia (ep-e-de 1 '-me-ah) [kirtdq/iia, an epidemic]. 

 Any epidemic disease, or epidemic of disease. E. 

 puerorum. Synonym of Whooping-cough. 



Epidemic (ep-e-dem' -ik) [eiri, upon ; <*//."'".'» people]. 

 A term applied to diseases that involve large numbers 

 of persons, or spread over a wide area, in contra- 

 distinction to Endemic. 



Epidemicity (ep-e-dem- is' -it-e) [it/, upon; <b//ioc, a 

 people]. The quality of being epidemic. 



Epidemiography (ep-e-de-me-og* '-ra-fi ) [«n(%tfoc, 

 epidemic ; ypdfeiv, to write], A description of epidemic- 

 diseases. 



Epidemiologic (ep-e-dem-e-o-loj 1 '^ik\ [emUiifuor, epi- 

 demic; /.d; oc, science]. Relating to epidemiology. 



Epidemiology (ep-e-dem-e-ol' -o-je) [kiridJ/fuog, epidemic; 

 '/nyoc, science]. The science of epidemic diseases. 



Epiiemy {ep / -e-dem-e). See Epidemia. 



Epiderm (ep'-e-derm). See Epidermis. 



Epiderma (ep-e-der' '-mail) [i~i, upon ; Heppa, skin : 



. pi., Epidermata~\. Any abnormal outgrowth from 

 the epidermis. 



Epidermal (ep-e-der'-mal) [eiri, upon ; (ttpfia, skin]. 

 Relating to or composed of epiderm. 



Epidermatic, Epidermic (ep-e-der-mat'-ik, -der'-mik) 

 \_f~i, upon ; Sipfia, skin]. Relating to the epidermis. 

 E. Method, a method of administering medicinal 

 substances by applying them to the skin. It is also 

 called Iatraliptic method. 



Epidermatoid (ep-e-der' -mat-oid) \hiri, upon ; 6ep/ia, 

 skin ; e/rfoc, likeness]. Resembling the epidermis. 



Epidermic (ep-e-der' -mik). Same as Epidermatic. E. 

 Erythema. SeeAcrodynia. E. Globes. See Can- 

 cer-nests. E. Grafting. See Reverdin's Operation 

 in Operations, Table of. E. Pearls. See Cell-nests. 



Epidermidomycosis (ep-e-der' '-mid-o-mi-ko' '-sis) [i ~t- 

 depfiic, epiderm ; uvw/c, fungus], A disease due to the 

 growth of parasitic fungi upon the skin. 



Epidermin (ep-e-der' '-min) SJ~>. upon ; ftipua, skin]. 

 A base for ointments prepared by melting one-half 

 ounce of white wax in a warm mortar and triturating 

 with this one-half ounce of powdered gum arabic 

 until a homogeneous paste is obtained. To this is 

 added a boiling mixture of one-half ounce each of 

 water and glycerin and the whole is stirred until cold. 

 Epidermin, thus prepared, is a semi-fluid, creamy sub- 

 stance, which, when exposed to the air in a thin layer, 

 forms a strongly adherent, flexible pellicle or coating. 

 When medicaments are to be added they are always 

 previously rubbed up in glycerin. 



Epidermis (ep-e-der' -mis) [eTt, upon ; 6ip/ia, the skin]. 

 The outer layer of the skin. The scarf-skin, consist 

 ing of a layer of horny cells, that protects the true skin. 

 It has neither blood-vessels nor nerve-filaments. E., 

 Appendages of, a generic name for the hair, nails, 

 etc., growing from the epiderm. 



Epidermization (ep-e-der-miz-a' -shun) [imAepftiQ, epi- 

 derm]. I. The formation of epiderm. 2. Skin- 

 grafting. 

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Epidermolysis (ep-e-der-mol f -is-is) [en epiderm; 



Xvacc, separation], Acantolysis Bullosa; Dermatitis 

 bullosa; a rare skin-di a which bullae form 



upon the slightest pressure. The disease shows ii 



in infancy, and oci urs especially upon the hands and 

 feet. The lesion begins as a red spot, which is itch) ; 

 in two hours a bulla forms, enlarges, and then gradu- 

 ally subsides, drying into a scale. It is most pro 



- nounced in summer. 



Epididymal, or Epididymic iid'-em-al, -im-ik) 



['-/, upon; didvfwi, the testes]. Relating to the 

 epididymis. 



Epididymis (fp-e-did'-im-is) [i~i, upon; Sldvfiot, the 

 testes]. The small body lying above th< 

 The superior end is the gl . the inferior, 



the globus minor. 



Epididymitis (ep-e-did-im-i' '-lis) [IfivrMtyz/c, epididy- 

 mis ; tnr, inflammation]. Inflammation of the epi- 

 didymis. 



Epidosis (e-pid' -o-sis) [t-nVinic]. Enlargement ; in- 

 crease ; exacerbation. 



Epidrome (e-pid' -ro- me) \i.nidpofi(], a running upon]. 

 Active, or (more often) passive, congestion. 



Epidural (ep-e-du'-ral) [•", upon; dunes, hard]. 

 Upon or over the dura. E. Space, the space outside 

 the dura mater of the spinal cord anci brain. 



Epifolliculitis (ep-e-fol-ik-u-li'-tis) \j~ . upon; follicu- 

 lus, a follicle; trie, inflammation]. Inflammation 

 seated about the hair-follicles of the scalp. 



Epigamic (ep am'-ik) [ewt, upon; yd/iog, marriage]. 

 In biology, applied to those bright tints and patterns 

 displayed by many animals during courtship. Cf 

 Allepigamic. 



Epigaster (ep-e-gas'-ter) [eVt, upon; yaoTrjp, belly] 

 The large intestine ; hindgut. 



Epigastralgia (ep-e-gas-tral'-je-ah) \kircyaoTpwv , epi- 

 gastrium; a/yc, pain], I'ain in the epigastrium. 



Epigastric (ep-e-gas' -Irik) [ ~. upon; yaarfip, belly]. 

 Relating to the epigastrium. E. Reflex. See ReJL 

 Table of. 



Epigastrium (ep-e-gas' -tre-uni) \}~i, upon; yao 

 stomach] . The upper and middle part of the abdom- 

 inal surface; the epigastric region. 



Epigastrius (ep-e-gas' -tre-us) \kxi, upon ; yaorfjp, the 

 stomach]. A form of double-monstrosity, in which 

 one fetus in an undeveloped condition is contained 

 within the epigastric region of the other. 



Epigea, or Epigaea (ep-e-je'-ah) [■' ~ . upon; yala, 

 earth]. A genus of trailing ericaceous plants. E. 

 repens, trailing arbutus of \. America, has valuable 

 diuretic properties. See Trailing Arbutus. 



Epigeal (ep-e-je' -al) \}~'i. upon; a, the earth]. 



In biology, growing on or out of the ground, or living 

 near the surface of the ground. 



Epigenesis (ep-i -jen'-es-h \ [erri, upon; , fecig, genera- 

 tion]. In biology, the theory that holds the embryo 

 to be the result of the union of the male and female 

 elements, and the fully formed organism the result of 

 a gradual process of differentiation, in distinction to 

 the theory of encasement, preformation, or evolution. 

 which held the embryo to preexist enfolded in a 

 minute form within the germ. 



Epigenous (e-pij'-en-u ~ . upon ; j , . produced]. 

 In biology, growing upon the surface or upper side of 

 a leaf or other part, as many fungi. Cf. Epiphyllous. 



Epigeous | - i '-us) [e?n, upon; yia, the earth]. In 

 biology, growing on or near the ground. Same as 

 Epigeal. 



Epiglottic ' iot'-ik) \iiri, upon ; y/orrir. glottis]. 

 Relating to the epiglottis. 



Epiglottiditis lot-id-i' -tis) \j-r.7(.nir. epiglottis; 



trie, inflammation]. Inflammation of the epiglottis. 



