GLOSSARY 



bone, which is formed at first 

 separately from the shaft, and 

 afterwards is united to it. 



Epiphyte (Gr. eVj, ep'i, on ; <ua>, 

 phuo, I grow). A plant which 

 grows on or adheres to another 

 vegetable, or to an animal. 



Epiploon (Gr. eVt, ep'i, on ; irAew, 

 pleo, I float). The caul ; a por- 

 tion of the peritoneum, or lining 



membrane of the abdomen, which 

 covers in front, and as it were 

 floats on, the intestines. 



Epispas'tic (Gr. C'TH, ep'i, on ; crTraco, 

 spao, I draw). Drawing; blistering. 



Eplsperm (Gr. eVt, ep'i, on ; wep^a, 

 sperma, a seed). The outer covering 

 of a seed. 



Epistax'is (Gr. C'TH, ep'i, on ; crrafy, 

 stazo, I drop). Bleeding from the 

 nose. 



Epister'nal (Gr. fTri,ep'i, on; crrepvov, 

 sternon, the breast). Situated on 

 or above the sternum or breast- 

 bone. 



Epithelial (Epithelium). Belonging 

 to, or formed of, epithelium. 



Epithelium. A covering membrane 

 in animals and vegetables, formed 

 of the same structure as epidermis, 

 but finer and thinner. 



Ep'ithem (Gr. ATI, ep'i, on ; TI%U, 

 tithemi, I place). A liquid in 

 which cloths are dipped to be laid 

 on any part of the body. 



Epit'ome' (Gr. eVt, ep'i, on ; re^vca, 

 temno, I cut). An abridgment of 

 a book or writing. 



Epizo'on (Gr. eVt, ep'i, on ; faov, zoon, 

 an animal). An animal which 

 fastens itself to the exterior of 

 other animals and lives on them. 



Epizootic (Gr. fir i, ep'i, on ; faov, 

 zoon, an animal). A term applied 

 to diseases prevailing among ani- 

 mals, as epidemic diseases among 

 men. 



E'poch (Gr. &n, ep'i, on ; ty 01 * eck'o, 

 I hold). A fixed point of time from 

 which dates are numbered; any 

 fixed time or period. 



Equa'tion (Lat. cequo, I make equal). 

 A making equal ; in algebra, a 

 form expressing the equality of two 

 quantities ; in astronomy, the dif- 



ference between real and apparent 

 time or space. 



Equa'tor (Lat. cequo, I make equal). 

 A great imaginary circle, surround- 

 ing the earth at an equal distance 

 from each pole. 



Equato'rial (Equator). An astro- 

 nomical instrument, capable of re- 

 volving on a fixed axis, coinciding 

 in direction with that of the celestial 

 sphere. 



Equicru'ral (Lat. cequus, equal ; crus, 

 a leg). Having equal legs ; or two 

 sides of equal length, as a triangle. 



Equidifferent (Lat. cequus, equal ; 

 different). Having an equal dif- 

 ference ; applied to numbers in 

 arithmetical progression, which in- 

 crease or decrease by the addition 

 or subtraction of the same number. 



Equidis'tant (Lat. cequus, equal ; dis, 

 from ; sto, I stand). At equal dis- 

 tances from some point. 



Equilat'eral (Lat. cequus, equal ; 

 latus, a side). Having all the sides 

 equal. 



Equilibrium (Lat. cequus, equal ; 

 libra, a balance). Equality of 

 weight or force ; balance. 



Equimultiple (Lat. aquus, equal; 

 multip'lico, I multiply). The pro- 

 duct of multiplying a number by the 

 same quantity as that by which 

 some other number is also multi- 

 plied 



Equinoc'tial (Lat. cequus, equal ; nox, 

 night). A term applied to the 

 points at which the ecliptic inter- 

 sects the celestial- equator : so called 

 from the days and nights being 

 equal when the sun arrives in 

 them. 



Equinox'es (Lat. cequus, equal ; nox, 

 night). The times at which the 

 sun's centre is found in the equi- 

 noctial points, the days and nights 

 being equal. 



Eq'uipoise (Lat. cequus, equal ; Fr. 

 p-:ids, weight). Equality of weight ; 

 equilibrium ; even balance. 



Equiratlonal (Lat. cequus, equal; 

 ratio, a reckoning). Having an 

 equal ratio ; applied to numbers in 

 geometrical progression, which in- 

 crease or decrease regularly by 



