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EPIZOICIDE 



Episioitis . inflam- 



ion]. Inflammation of the pudenda, 



Episioplasty 



. tn form J. A plaslii operation upon the pubic 



Episiorrhagia . the pu 



mIi]. Hemorrhage from the vulva. 

 Episiorrhaphy 

 i ] V 

 or procidentia ul 

 Episiostenos. . • pubes; 



-- i narrowing ol the 



vulva, wheth 

 Episiotomy vulva; i 



ion through the vulva in childbirth, to 

 . enj rupture of the perineum and to facilitate labor. 

 Epispadias 



the urethra upon the 

 if the penis, either on the dorsum or on 

 th' 

 Epis; , adrawing]. 



An eruptioi d due i" medical treat- 



ment ; .i drug-exanthem. 

 Epispastic [in . . a draw- 



i i. . it. .rv. 2. A vesica- 



tory or substance producing a blister. 

 Epispern. . upon; o seed]. In 



. the OUt< • i ''ailed tli 



Episplenitis , upon ; anTJjv, spleen ; 



- . inflammation]. Inflammation of the fibrous coat 

 ii. 

 Epistas: ind]. 



\ - inn >r film iting on the surfa< 



urine. 

 Epistaxis i distil]. Hemor- 



>m tin- ii 

 Episternite '-nit) [cir/,upon; trripvov, breast- 



In biology, ap] the lateral pieces "t 



th< rthropod; a pleurile; specifically 



one of the valves of the ovipositor in orthopterous in- 



Episternum num) [ini, upon; 



]. In biology, variously applied to desig- 



t to the sternum ; as the 



iii.uiiin.il, the epiplastron of a turtle, or 



; the pleuron of an in- 



Epistoma - , upon; ordfia, mouth]. 



riously u ime |>art 



'Ii'.- mouth, a- iV 



irous i rusta- 

 ly in front of the oral . 

 lure. 

 Epistrophe . upon ; to turn]. 



In timed by 



chl influence of light, 



II thai ai 

 ■ 

 Epistrophei 



second cervical 



Epithalline i branch]. 



In I thallus. 



Epitheca |. In 



-lit or tegumen- 



hecium ise], 



Tn itain 



li' 



Epithelial nipple], 



ithelium ; made up of th' - of 



epithelium. E. Pearls. 



Epithelicell [ep-e-the' -U-sel ) [i~i, upon ; ''/,>'/, a nip]. 

 , a cell]. An epithelial cell. 



Epithelioid [ep-e-tke'-le-oid) [£«•«', upon; >'>///,, nippl 

 . likeness]. Resembling epithelium. 



Epithelioma \ep-e-tke~U-& '-mah\ [ini, upon; b 

 nipple; '"/'/. a tumor : pi., Epitheltomata\. Carcinoma 

 involving skin or mucous membrane. E. mollus- 

 cum. Synonym ol Moliuscum coniagiosutn. 



Epithelium [ep-e-the' -le ion) [M t upon ; fh/Mj, nipple]. 

 1 'he cuticle or cellular-structure ol mucous surfai 

 and also of the skin of the body. E. chrotale, the 

 ectoderm. E., Ciliated, a form in which the cells 

 bear \ ibratile filaments or cilia at their fret- extremities. 

 E., Columnar, distinguished by prismatic-shaped or 

 columnar cells. E., Nucleated, consisting of cir- 

 cular or hexagonal cells, each containing a nucleus. 



Ciliated Cells. 



Goblet-cells. Squamois-ci:i.i.s. 



E., Pavement, or Cuboidal, cubical or polygonal 

 cells covering the surface like the stones of a pave- 

 ment. E., Squamous, the cells have been reduced 

 to flattened, scaly plates. E., Stratified, the cells 

 are arranged in distinct layers. E., Tessellated. 

 Same as /•-., Pavement. E., Transitional, inter- 

 mediate between simple and stratified. 



Epithem [ep'-ith-em) [enldy/ia, a poultice : //. , Epithem- 

 atd\. Any local application ; as a compress, fomen- 

 tation, lotion, or poultice ; from this definition some 

 writer, exclude salves, plasters, and ointments. 



Epithema (ep-ith-e'-tnah). See Epithem. 



Epithesis \e-pith f -es-is) [iniTid&vai, to lay on]. The 

 surgical correction of deformed or crooked limbs. 



Epithyme {ep f -ith-lm) [e7rt,upon ; db/wg, thyme]. The 

 European plant, Cuscuta epithymum, so called asgrow 

 ing parasitically upon thyme; it is said to be useful in 

 lancholy, jaundice, and constipation. 



Epithymia (ep-e-thi' '-me-ak) [iniBvftia, longing]. Any 

 natural longing or desire; a yearning. 



Epitrichium {ep-e-trik' -e-um) [ini, upon; rpixun>, 

 hair]. A superficial cellular layer of epidermis, 

 found in embryonic and fetal life. 



Epitrochlea [ep-e-trok* '-le-ah) [ini, upon ; rpoxrd 

 pulley]. Tin- internal con. Me of the humerus. 



Epixylous (e-piks'-il-us) [in fdAov, wood]. 



In biology, applied t" fungi or other plants that grow 

 upon wood. 



Epizoicide [ep e ~>>'-i s-ld i [iiri, upon ; -■■"»■, an animal ; 

 . to kill]. A drug or preparation that destroys 

 external parasites. 



