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EPINASTY 



Epiglottis upon ; -- . glottis]. 



A thin ' nous valve that aids in preventing 



id .ind drmk from passing into the larynx. 



Epiglottitis 



Epignathous .upon; aw]. 



In biolof • billed ; applied to birds in which the 



apper b the under half 



and is defli • it. 



Epignathus .upon; aw].' 



vin moi n which the parasite i- united to 



ihe - maxillar) bone of the autosite. 



Epigonium . upon ! ' ll ]- 



In ! mm in mosses .iiul Hepa- 



e capsul • eloped. 



Epigynous .upon; ywq, a woman]. 



In upon thr o\ ,u \ 



Epihippic Kever . upon; in 



S 

 Epilation in) [ . out of; pilus, a hair]. 



on of hair. 

 Epilatorium urn [L.]. An application for 



manently removing hair 



Epilatory [/. out of; pi/us, a hair]. 



i. Extracting the hairs ; depilatory. 2. An epilatorium. 



Epilemma [<■'-<. upon; tefifta, husk://., 



:]. The neurilemma of very small 



brai funiculi of nerve-filaments. 



Epilepsia -ah ). See Epilepsy. E. cur- 



siva. S itive. E. gravis. See 



E. larvata. See Epilepsy, Masked. 



E mitis. - . E. saltatoria. Synonym 



of E. vertiginosa. Petit mal, q. v. 



Epilepsy ;c, a laying hold of]. A 



ner i characterized by sudden loss of con- 



r of coordination of motion with 



tonic and clonic convulsions, the paroxysms lasting 



hut a short time. This form of the disease is the 



'• true "' affection, the haut mal or grand mal of the 



h. Ihe petit mal {abortive epilepsy, epileptic 



. and may consist of only a slight 



-. with retained coordination of 



■in seizure is a local- 



without loss of consciousness. 



-hi. An epileptic seizure is often 



intr by an aura, a peculiar sensation preceding 



the lie seizure, which is quickly followed by 



the chart' t'-ri-tic epileptic cry. The origin of the 



in all probability a powerful dis- 



ch.i oergy from the cortical cerebral cells. The 



mon in females, and is influenced 



iity and age ; it is rare for it to occur after 



Traumatism and severe mental 



iting 1 auses. E., Accelerative, 



1 .• epilepsy in which the patient runs 



own in a tit. E., Acute Infantile, 



the eclampsia of infants. E., 



Cardiac, ; la. E., Cortical. 



'/. E., Focal. See E . , fack- 



E Jacksonian, spasmodic contracti 



in :.il disease of 



to one-half of the body 



E., Masked, 



•11 of true epilepsy, 



'" n.t fall. E., Partial, 



E., Peripheral. Same a. 



E., Pleural. S( e Pleural. E., 



Procursive . ,f the body in ~ome 



E., Reflex, reflex 



E. of the Retina, a temporary anemia 



iring an epilepti- 



E., Saturnine. avulsions 



g. E., Sensory, Hep- 



a form of epilepsy in which sensory disturbances 

 predominate ; it is believed to be due to a lesion of the 

 ..pile thalamus. E., Spinal, paroxysms of clonic spasm 

 in the lower extremities sometimes observed in the 

 course of spastic paraplegia. E., Symptomatic. See 

 , Jacksonian. E., Thalamic. See E., Sensory. 

 E., Toxic, that induced by toxic substances in the 



blood. 



Epileptic {rp-i!-ep , -tik) [7 t////i/vi , a laying hold of]. 

 Pertaining to or like epilepsy. Also one affected with 

 epilepsy. E. Aura. See Aura. E. Cry, the vocal 

 sound or cry in epilepsy, from laryngeal spasm. E. 

 Equivalents, instead ol the convulsive attacks in epi- 

 lepsy there may from time to time be transient psychic 

 disturbances that consist in states of either excitement 

 or depression. These are the so-called epileptic equiv- 

 alents. E. Hemiplegia, sometimes follows the lit, 

 especially after unilateral convulsions. E. Interval, the 

 period of time between the epileptic paroxysms. I taring 

 this period there are in the majority of eases, if not in 

 all, some abnormal manifestations, as disorders in the 

 cardiac rhythm, irregularity in the pupils, and cerebral 

 disorders. E. Mania, slight maniacal tendencies fol- 

 lowing or taking the place of the lit. E. Seizure. 

 See Epilepsy. E. State, a state of profound and 

 sometimes comatose depression, with frequently recur- 

 ring epileptic attacks, often speedily fatal. E. Ver- 

 tigo, giddiness is a common sensation of epilepsy, but 

 is erroneously applied to attacks of minor epilepsy. 



Epilepticism {ep-il-ep f -tis-izm) [fTi?.^(c, a laying hold 

 of]. The epileptic state, or status epilepticus. 



Epileptiform {cp-il-cp'-tif-orm) [i-ikr^iq, a laying hold 

 of; forma, form]. Resembling epilepsy in the symp- 

 toms. E. Tic, a variety of facial neuralgia accom- 

 panied by spasmodic movements of the face. This 

 occurs in the degenerative period of life, and espe- 

 daily in those who present a decided family history 

 of insanity. 



Epileptiginous [ep-il-ep-tij 1 '-in-us). Same as Epilepto- 

 genous. 



Epileptogenous {ep-il-ep-tof '-en-us) [eirifajtyic., epilepsy ; 

 yewav, to produce]. Producing epilepsy. E. Zone, 

 Brown-Sequard's term for that portion of the skin of 

 the face and neck of guinea-pigs which, if irritated 

 after section of the spinal cord near the twelfth dorsal 

 vertebra, will give rise in a short time to epileptiform 

 convulsions. 



Epileptoid {ep-il-ep* -toid) [kirifaitytq, a laying hold of ; 

 >)i\i>r, likeness]. I. Resembling epilepsy. 2. A per- 

 son subject to various nervous attacks of the general 

 nature of epilepsy. 



Epilobium (,p-il-o'-hc urn) [■"'. upon ; %oj36g, a pod, a 

 lobe]. A genus of herbs including the willow-herb, a 

 demulcent, tonic, and astringent drug. 



Epilose (epS-il-os) \e, priv. ; pilosus, hairy]. Without 

 hair; bald. 



Epilymph [ep r -e-limf) [«rt, upon; lympha, water]. 

 The fluid between the bony and the membranous laby- 

 rinths. 



Epimerite (ep-e-me / -rit) [eiri, upon; //>/,»»■, thigh]. In 

 biology, an anterior, deciduous, probqsi is like, pre- 

 hi nsile organ, attached to the protomerite or anterioi 

 segment of a septate gregarine. 



Epimeron (,/>-<• -me'-ron [ , - . upon ; u^pdc, thigh]. In 

 biology, one of the lateral pieces helping to form the 

 pleuron, or a part of the segment of an arthropod, 

 often giving attachment to the legs. 



Epimylis (e-pim'-il-is) [wrt, over; iii'/r), millstone]. 

 The patella. 



Epinasty (ep'-e-nas t | , upon ; ravror, pressed 

 close] in biology, curvature produced by excessive 

 growth on the upper side of an extended organ. 



