EPILEPTISANT 



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EPISTRIATUM 



astralis ; M. comitialis ; M. deificus ; M. divinus ; 31. 

 dams; M. facdus; 31. heracleios ; 31. here uh us ; 31. 

 sacer ; Falling sickness ; Haul mal. E., Abdominal, 

 reflex epilepsy due to some disease of the abdominal 

 organs. E., Absinthic, that due to use of absinthe. 

 E.. Aural, E., Auricular, that due to excessive laby- 

 rinthine pressure or other disease of the ear. E., 

 Bravais-Jackson's. See £., Jacksonian (Illus. 

 Diet. |. E., Central, that due to some affection of the 

 brain or spinal cord. E., Cerebral. See Petit mal, 

 under Epilepsy (Illus. Diet.). E., Congestive, that 

 due to hyperemia. E., Diurnal, that in which the 

 paroxysms occur in the daytime. E., Eccentric, re- 

 flex epilepsy. E., Experimental, that induced arti- 

 ficially for experiment. E., Feigned, an imitation of 

 a paroxysm of epilepsy by an impostor. Exposure of 

 the eye to a strong light will cause contraction of the 

 pupil if the condition is feigned. E., Gastric, that 

 dependent on gastric disorder. E., Gastrointestinal, 

 epileptoid convulsions due to gastrointestinal disor- 

 ders. E., Hemiplegic, Jacksonian epilepsy. E., 

 Hysteric. See Hysten epilepsy (Illus. Diet). E., 

 Intestinal. See £., Gastrointestinal. E., Laryn- 

 geal. See under Laryngeal (Illus. Diet.). E., 

 Latent, a form due to some local irritation, generally 

 in the stomach, which ceases on removal of the irrita- 

 tion, but is liable to recur upon any indulgence. E., 

 Lead. See £., Saturnine (Illus. Diet.). E., Mani- 

 acal, an abortive form in which there may be no oc- 

 currence of convulsions, but mental derangement or 

 some irregular manifestation. E., Matutinal, that in 

 which the paroxysms occur chiefly in the morning. 

 E., Menstrual, that in which the paroxysms occur at 

 the menstrual period. E., Motorial, Jacksonian epi- 

 lepsy. E., Nocturnal, that in which the paroxysms 

 occur at night. E., Provoked Spinal, ankle clo- 

 nus. E., Psychic. See £., Maniacal. E., Renal. 

 See Convulsion, Uremic (Illus. Diet.). E., Retinal. 

 I. See Amaurosis, Epileptiform. 2. See £. of the 

 Retina (Illus. Diet.). E., Simulated. See £., 

 Feigned. E., Sympathetic, reflex epilepsy. E., 

 Uterine. I. See Hysteroepilepsy (Illus. Diet.). 2. 

 Reflex epilepsy due to disease of the uterus. E., 

 Vasomotor, that in which extreme contraction of the 

 arteries precedes the attacks. 



Epileptisant {ep-e-lep/ -tiz-ant). I. Producing epileptoid 

 convulsions. 2. A drug which produces epileptoid 

 convulsions ; e. g., absinthe. 



Epileptogenic \ep-e-lep-to-jen' -ik). See Epileptogenous 

 (Illus. Diet. i. 



Epimandibular {ep-e man-dib'-u-lar) [e—i, upon ; man- 

 dibulum, jaw]. Upon or above the lower jaw. 



Epimere (ep'-e-mlr). See Epimerite (Illus. Diet.). 



Epimysium (ep-e-me / -ze-um) \i~i, upon ; uic, a 

 muscle]. The sheath of areolar tissue surrounding a 

 muscle. 



Epinephelos, Epinephelus (ep-e-nef / -el-os, -us) [z~i, 

 upon ; vrok7.r), a cloud]. Cloudy, turbid. 



Epinephrin (ep-e-nef -rin) [err/, upon ; ve6por, the 

 kidney]. C 10 H n NO :r A constituent of the supra- 

 renal capsule isolated by J. J. Abel. 



Epineurial (ep-e-nu'-re-al). Relating to the epineurium. 



Epinosic {ep-e-no'-sik) \kiri, upon; ioaoc, disease]. Un- 

 healthy, sickly. 



Epinyct'is. (See Illus. Diet.) Syn., Pustula livens 

 et noctibns inqitietans ; Pustula nocturna ; Pustula 

 serotina ; Perinyctis. E. vulgaris, a form marked by 

 the development of painful phlyctenae on the legs. 



Epionychium [ep-e-o-nii'-e-um). See Eponvchium 

 j (Illus. Diet.). 



Epiperipheral (ep -e-per-if'-ur-al) [err/, upon ; periph- 

 ery]. Exterior ; at the periphery. 



Epipharyngeal [ep-e-far-in' -je-al ) [k~i, upon ; oapvy!-, 

 pharynx]. Located upon or above the pharynx. 



Epiphysal, Epiphysary (ep-e-fz'-al, ep-e-fiz'-ar-e). See 

 Epiphyseal (Illus. Diet.). 



Epiphyseolysis {ep-e-fz-e-ol y -is-is) [epiphysis ; 'f.vaiq, a 

 loosing]. The separation of an epiphysis. 



Epiphysis. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. The same as E. 

 cerebri. Syn. , Conariurn : Pinea : Pineal body or 

 gland ; Corpus pineale. E. acetabuli, E. ilii an- 

 terior, the cotyloid bone. E. cruris longioris incu- 

 dis, E. incudis, the orbicular bone. E. piae matris, 

 the choroid plexus. 



Epipial (ep-e-pr"-al) \l-i, upon ; pia]. Situated upon 

 or above the pia. 



Epipleural (ep-e-plu' '-ral) [i~i, upon; pleura]. I. 

 Relating to an epipleura or to a pleurapophysis. 2. 

 Located on the side of the thorax. 



Epiplopexy [ep-ip-lo-peks / -e) [i-i-'/onv, omentum ; 

 -t]zic, a fixing in]. Talma's (of Utrecht) operation of 

 suturing the great omentum to the anterior abdominal 

 wall for the purpose of establishing a collateral venous 

 circulation in cirrhosis of the liver. 



Epiplosarcomphalocele (ep-ip-lo-sar-kom-fal'-o-sel) 

 \j-i-'/.oov, omentum; oap^, flesh; 6u<f>a/6c, navel; 

 KTj/jj, hernia]. An epiplomphalocele in which the 

 omentum has become indurated. 



Epipolic (ep-e-poP -ik) [eTarro/.jyc, at the top]. Relating 

 to fluorescence. 



Epipterygoid {ep-e-ter* -e-goid) \i~i, upon ; pterygoid]. 

 Located upon or above the pterygoid bone. 



Epipubic {ep-e-pu'-bik) [t~i, upon; pubes]. Located 

 upon or above the pubes. 



Epipygus (ep-ip/-e-gus) [i~'t, on; ~v}i/, rump]. See 

 Pygomelus (Illus. Diet.). 



Episarcidium {ep-e-sar-sid f -e-um). See Anasarca 

 (Illus. Diet.). 



Episarkin (ep-e-sarh'-in) [£-/, upon; ffdpf, flesh]. 

 C 4 H 6 X 3 0. Balke's term for a xanthin base which 

 occurs in normal urine of man and dogs and in the 

 urine in leukemia. It is nearly insoluble in cold water. 

 It gives the murexid test with HC1 and potassium 

 chlorate. 



Episclera {ep-e-skle'-rah). The loose connective tissue 

 lying between the conjunctiva and the sclera. 



Episcopalis {ep-is-ko-pa f -lis) [i-icKo-og, a bishop]. 

 Mitral. Episcopates valvulae, the mitral valves. 



Episcope {epS-e-skop) [hri, upon; inmrav, to look]. 



1. A magic lantern for projecting the image of opaque 

 objects, like coins, pictures in books, etc. It consists 

 of one or more powerful radiants for illuminating the 

 opaque objects, an ordinary projection objective, and a 

 prism or mirror for making the vertical rays from the 

 objects horizontal. Syn., Aphenge scope ; Megascope; 

 Opaque lantern. 2. An instrument for the examina- 

 tion of a surface. 



Episioelytrorrhaphy {ep-e-si-o-el-it-ror' -afe) [t-^iceiov, 

 pubes; elytrorrhaphy~\. The operation of suturing a 

 ruptured perineum and narrowing the vagina for the 

 support of a prolapsed uterus. 



Episioperineorrhaphy {ep-e-si-o-per-in-e-or 1 '-afe). See 

 Episioelytrorrhaph v. 



Epispadic {ep-e-spad'-ik). I. Relating to epispadias. 



2. A person affected with epispadias. 



Epistasis. (See Illus. Diet.) 2. A checking or stop- 

 page of a hemorrhage or other discharge. 



Epistation le-pis-ta'-shun). See Pistation (Illus. Dict.V 



Episthotonos, Episthotonus (ep-is-thot'-o-nos, -us). 

 See En/pros thotonos (Illus. Diet.). 



Epistriatum (ep-e-stri-a' -turn) \j~i, upon; striatum']. 

 Edinger's name for a part of the brain lying upon the 

 striatum, sharply defined in reptiles ; it is possible that 

 it corresponds to the nucleus amygdala in mammals. 



