EPICYSTIC 



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EPIGLOTTIDITIS 



Epicystic (ep-e-sis' '-tik) \i~i, upon ; nvorig, bladder]. 

 Suprapubic ; situated above the urinary bladder. 



Epicystitis (tp-e-sis-ti'-tis) [e~i, upon; hvotic, bladder; 

 inc, inflammation]. Inflammation of the tissues 

 above the bladder. 



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

 cystotomy. 



Epicystotomy (ep-e-sis-tof -o-me) [ini, upon ; Kvorig, 

 a bladder; repvuv, to cut]. Suprapubic incision of 

 the bladder. 



Epicyte (ep'-e-sit) \i-iri, upon; tcvrog, cell]. The cell- 

 wall or hyaline cuticle of cells. 



Epidemesis (ep-e-dem-e' -sis) \h-!zi6i]\iqcL^\. Same as 

 Epidemia. 



Epidemia (ep-e-de'-me-ah) [j-i6ijuia, an epidemic]. 

 Any epidemic disease, or epidemic of disease. E. 

 puerorum. Synonym of Whooping-cough. 



Epidemic (ep-e-dem'-ik) [e— /, upon; dijpoc, 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) \tiri, upon ; df/poq, a 

 people]. The quality of being epidemic. 



Epidemiography (ep-e-de-me-og' -ra-J'e) [t-idr/ptog, 

 epidemic ; ypaoeiv, to write] . A description of epidemic 

 diseases. 



Epidemiologic (ep-e-dem-e-o-loj'-ih) \iTzi6i]pioq, epi- 

 demic; teyoq, science]. Relating to epidemiology. 



Epidemiology (ep-e-dem-e-ol' '-o-je) \k~i6i]pioq, epidemic ; 

 >c, science]. The science of epidemic diseases. 



Epidemy (ep'-e-dem-e). See Epidemia. 



Epiderm (epZ-e-derm). See Epidermis. 



Epiderma (ep-e-der' '-mah) \i~i, upon ; tiipfia, skin : 

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

 the epidermis. 



Epidermal (ep-e-der' '-mat) [kiri, upon ; 6ippa, skin]. 

 Relating to or composed of epiderm. 



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

 [bri, upon ; Seppa, 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) [kiti, upon ; Sippa, 

 skin; f Woe, likeness]. Resembling the epidermis. 



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

 Erythema. SeeAcrodynia. E. Globes. See Can- 

 cer-ncsts. E. Grafting. See Reverdin s Operation 

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



Epidermidomycosis (ep-e-der 1 ' -mid-o-mi-ko' '-sis) \_s~t- 

 Sepui'g, epiderm ; pvntjq, fungus]. A disease due to the 

 growth of parasitic fungi upon the skin. 



Epidermin (ep-e-der' '-mitt) \k~i, upon ; Seppa, 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, 

 ^hen medicaments are to be added they are always 

 previously rubbed up in glycerin. 



Epidermis (ep-e-der' -mis) [e~t, upon ; Seppa, 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) [errifieppig, epi- 

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

 grafting. 

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Epidermolysis (ep-e-der-mol' 'is-is) [eiridepuis, epiderm ; 

 '/.iaiq, separation]. Acantolysis bullosa ; Dermatitis 

 bullosa ; a rare skin-disease in which bullae form 

 upon the slightest pressure. The disease shows itself 

 in infancy, and occurs especially upon the hands and 

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

 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 (ep-e-did'-em-al, -imik) 

 [i~i, upon; ScSvpoi, the testes]. Relating to the 

 epididymis. 



Epididymis (ep-e-did' -im-is) \JT:i, upon ; SiSvpot, the 

 testes]. The small body lying above the testes. 

 The superior end is the globus major, the inferior, 

 the globus minor. 



Epididymitis (ep-e-did-im-i' '-tis) [einSiSvpic, epididy- 

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

 didymis. 



Epidosis (e-pid'-o-sis) [e-iSooig~\. Enlargement; in- 

 crease ; exacerbation. 



Epidrome (e-pid'-ro-me) [enidpopij, a running upon]. 

 Active, or (more often) passive, congestion. 



Epidural (ep-e-du'-ral) [e~i, upon ; durus, hard]. 

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

 the dura mater of the spinal cord and brain. 



Epifolliculitis (ep-e-fol-ik-u-W -tis) \j~i, upon ; follicu- 

 lus, a follicle; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation 

 seated about the hair-follicles of the scalp. 



Epigamic (ep-e-gam'-ik) [liri, upon ; 7 apo<;, marriage] . 

 In biology, applied to those bright tints and patterns 

 displayed by many animals during courtship. Cf. 

 Aliepigamic. 



Epigaster (ep-e-gas' -ter) \z-xi, upon ; yaa-rijp, belly] 

 The large intestine ; hindgut. 



Epigastralgia (ep-e-gas-tral' '-je-ah) [k-iyaarpiov, epi- 

 gastrium; a?.yoc, pain]. Pain in the epigastrium. 



Epigastric (ep-e-gas' -Irifc) [}~i, upon; yaoTT/p, belly]. 

 Relating to the epigastrium. E. Reflex. See Reflexes, 

 Table of. 



Epigastrium (ep-e-gas' -tre-um) \i~i, upon ; yaarr/p, 

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

 inal surface ; the epigastric region. 



Epigastrius (ep-e-gas' -tre-us) [i~i, upon ; yaorijp, 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) [«r£, upon ; yala, 

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

 repens, trailing arbutus of X. America, has valuable 

 diuretic properties. See Trailing Arbutus. 



Epigeal (ep-e-je 1 '-al) \k~i, upon; yela, yea, the earth]. 

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

 near the surface of the ground. 



Epigenesis (ep-e-jen' -es-is) \t~i, upon ; ykvtoiq, 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-us) [kiri, upon ; yi.vr,q, produced]. 

 In biology, growing upon the surface or upper side of 

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



Epigeous (ep-e-je' -us) \_e~i, upon; yia, the earth]. In 

 biology, growing on or near the ground. Same as 

 Epigeal. 



Epiglottic (ep-e-glot'-ik) [eirt, upon ; ylnurrriq, glotds]. 

 Relating to the epiglottis. 



Epiglottiditis (ep-e-glot-id-i' -tis) \i~iyAufriq, epiglottis; 

 trig, inflammation]. Inflammation of the epiglottis. 



