GLOSSARY. 



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filling the ball with water and heat- 

 ing it. 



Ep'act (Gr. e-n-j, ep'i, on ; ay<a, ago, I 

 drive.) The number which denotes 

 the age of the ecclesiastical moon 

 on the first day of any year in a 

 cycle of nineteen years. 



Epen'thesis (Gr. eVi, ep'i, on; eV, 

 en, in ; riQ^i, tithemi, I place). 

 The insertion of a letter or syllable 

 in the middle of a word. 



Ephe'lis (Gr. eVi, ep'i, on ; i)\ios, 

 helios, the sun). Freckles ; an 

 eruption of greyish or yellowish 

 spots. 



Ephem'eris (Gr. &n, ep'i, on ; foepa, 

 kemera, a day). A diary; an ac- 

 count of the daily positions of the 

 planets. 



Ep'i, or ep- (Gr. eVt, ep'i, on). A pre- 

 fix in compound words, signifying 

 upon. 



Ep'ie (Gr. eVw, ep'o, I speak). Nar- 

 rative ; applied to poems which re- 

 late real or supposed events. 



Ep'icarp (Gr. em, ep'i, on ; KapTros, 

 karpos, a fruit). The outer skin 

 of a fruit. 



Ep'icene (Gr. eVt, ep'i, on; KOIVOS, 

 koinos, common). Common ; ap- 

 plied to nouns which denote both 

 the male and the female species. 



Epicon'dyle (Gr. eVi, ep'i, on; KOV- 

 SvAos, kon'dulos, a knuckle). In 

 anatomy, an additional condyle, a 

 joint placed on a condyle. 



Epicy'cle (Gr. eVi, ep'i, on ; KVK\OS, 

 kuklos, a circle). A small circle, 

 of which the centre is in the cir- 

 cumference of a larger one. 



Epicy'cloid (Gr. eVi, ep'i, on ; KVH\OS, 

 kuklos, a circle ; e'iSos, eidos, 

 form). A curve produced by the 

 revolution of the circumference of 

 a circle along the convex or concave 

 side of another circle. 



Epidem'ic (Gr. eVi, ep'i, on ; 817,1105, 

 demos, the people). Attacking 

 numbers of people in any locality 

 at the same time, but of temporary 

 duration, and not essentially con- 

 nected with the locality. 



Epidemiol'ogy (Gr. eVi, ep'i, on ; 

 STJMOS, demos, the people ; \oyos, 

 logos, a description). The descrip- 



tion or investigation of epidemic 



Epider'mal (Epidermis}. Belonging 

 to, or formed from the epidermis. 



Epider'mis (Gr. eVi, e'pi, on ; Se^ua, 

 derma, the skin). The cuticle, or 

 scarf-skin ; the external layer of 

 the skin, or of the bark in plants. 



Epigas'tric (Gr. eV/, ep'i, on ; yacrrjip, 

 gaster, the stomach). Belonging 

 to the upper and anterior part of 

 the abdomen ; over the stomach. 



Epiglof tis (Gr. eVt, ep'i, on ; y\carru, 

 glotta, a tongue). A tongue-shaped 

 projection lying over the entrance 

 of the windpipe, and preventing the 

 entrance of food or drink. 



Epig'ynous (Gr. tin, ep'i, on ; yw-rj, 

 gune, a female). Growing on the 

 top of the ovary in plants ; applied 

 to stamens which are united both to 

 the calyx and to the ovary. 



Ep'ilepsy (Gr. &ri, ep'i, on ; ATjiJay, 

 lepsis, a seizing). The falling sick- 

 ness; a sudden loss of sensation 

 and voluntary power attended by 

 convulsions, recurring at irregular 

 intervals. 



Epilep'tic (Gr. &n, ep'i, on ; ATJI//IS, 

 lepsis, a seizing). Subject to epi- 

 lepsy. 



Epilep'tiform (Epilepsy; Lai. forma, 

 form). Resembling epilepsy. 



Epime'ral (Gr. eirt, ep'i, on ; nypos, 

 mei'os, a thigh or limb). The part 

 of the segment of an insect or 

 other articulated animal which is 

 above the joint of the limb. 



Epipet'alous (Gr. ein, ep'i, on; 

 TreraXov, pet'alon, a petal). Placed 

 or growing on the petals. 



Epiphlo3'um(Gr. eVi, ep'i, on ; (pAotos, 

 phloios, bark). The layer of 

 bark immediately beneath the epi- 

 dermis. 



Epiphyl'lous (Gr. eVj, ep'i, upon ; 

 (f)v\^ov, phullon, a leaf). Inserted 

 on a leaf. 



Epiph'ora Gr. &n, ep'i, on ; Qepca, 

 pher'd, I bear). Watery eye; a 

 disease in which the tears flow over 

 the cheek, from an obstruction in the 

 canal which should carry them off. 



Epiph'ysis (Gr. eVi, ep'i, on ; <f>vca, 

 phud, I grow). The end of a long 



