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entoplastron ; an internal process 

 of the sternum of numerous Arthro- 

 pods (zool.). 



entoturbinals (e'n'totur'binalz) n. plu. 

 [Gk. entos, within ; L. turbo, whorl.] 

 One of the divisions of the ethmo- 

 turbinals (zool.). 



entovarlal (Sn'tova'rial) a. [Gk. entos, 

 within ; L. ovum, egg.] Pert, canal 

 formed in the ovaries of certain 

 Fishes by the insinking and closure 

 of a groove formed by the covering 

 epithelium (zool.). 



entozoa (gn'tozo'a) n. plu. [Gk. entos, 

 within ; zoon, animal.] A general 

 name for all internal parasites 

 (zool.). 



entozoic (gn'tozo'ik) a. [Gk. en/as, 

 within ; zoon, animal.] Living 

 within the body or substance of 

 another plant or animal (zool.). 



entrochite (gntro'klt) n. [Gk. en, in ; 

 trochos, wheel.] The joint of the 

 fossil stem of a stalked Crinoid(/a/.). 



envelope (gn'vgldp) n. [F. enveloppe, 

 covering.] One of the outer cover- 

 ings of an egg (zool.} ; any surround- 

 ing structure, e.g. floral envelop 

 (dot.}. 



environment (gnvl'ronme'nt) n. [F. 

 environ, about.] The sum-total of 

 the external influences acting on 

 an organism (bio/.). 



enzootic (gn'zoSt'ik) a. [Gk. en, in ; 

 zoon, animal.] Afflicting animals 

 (zool.}. 



enzyme (en'zfm) n. [Gk. en, in ; 

 zyme, leaven.] A chemical or un- 

 organized soluble ferment (phys.}. 



Eocene (e'osen) n. [Gk. eos, dawn ; 

 kainos, recent.] The earliest or 

 oldest division of the Tertiary 

 system (pal.}. 



Eogaea (e'oje'a) n. [Gk. eos, dawn ; 

 gaia, land.] A zoogeographical divi- 

 sion including Africa, S. America, 

 and Australasia ; cf. Caenogaea. 



eosinophile (e'osTn'ofil) a. [Gk. eos, 

 dawn ; philein, to love.] Appl. 

 cells which readily stain a brilliant 

 red colour when treated with a 

 mixed stain containing eosin (phys.). 



epacme (gpSk'me) n. [Gk. epi, upon ; 

 akme, point.] The stage in the 

 phylogeny of a group just previous 

 to its reaching its summit (pal.). 



epalaceous (e'pala'shus) a. [L. ex, 



without \pala, shovel.] Not spade- 

 shaped (bot.). 



epaleaceous (e'palea'shus) a. [L. ex, 

 without ; palea, chaff.] With re- 

 ceptacles which do not contain 

 chaff (bot.). 



epalpate (epal'pat) a. [L. ex, without ; 

 palpus, palp.J Not furnished with 

 palpi (zool.). 



epapillate (epSp'ilat) a. [L. ex, with- 

 out ; papilla, nipple.] Not having 

 papillae (zool.). 



epapophyals (gp'apof'isis) n. [Gk. 

 epi, upon ; apophysis, offshoot.] A 

 median process arising from the 

 centre of the neural arch of a 

 vertebra (anat.). 



eparterial (ep'arte'rial) a. [Gk. epi, 

 upon ; L. arteria, artery.] Situated 

 above an artery ; appl. branch of 

 right bronchus (anat.). 



epaulettes (6p'616ts) n. plu. [F. 

 tyaule, shoulder.] Branched or 

 knobbed processes projecting from 

 the outer side of the oral arms 

 of many Scyphozoa ; horizontally 

 placed crescentic ridges of cilia in 

 the Echinopluteus (zool.). 



epaxlal (gpak'slal) a. [Gk. epi, upon ; 

 L. axis, axis.] Above the axis ; 

 usually appl. axis formed by verte- 

 bral column (anat.). 



epedaphic (ep'edafik) a. [Gk. epi, 

 upon ; edaphos, soil.] Pert, climatic 

 conditions (bot.). 



epencephalon (6p'6nk6f'alon, -seT-) n. 

 [Gk. epi, upon ; engkephalon, the 

 brain.] The cerebellum (anat.). 



ependyma (gpgn'dima), ependyme 

 (e'pe'ndlm 7 ) n. [Gr. ependyma, outer 

 garment/] The layer of cells lining 

 the cavities of the brain and spinal 

 cord (anat.). 



ependymal (gpgn'dimSl) a. [Gk. epen- 

 dyma, outer garment.] Pert, epen- 

 dyma. 



ephebic (gfe'blk) a. [Gk. epi, upon ; 

 hebe, puberty.] Pert, stage in 

 phylogeny between the early, or 

 childhood stage and the old-age 

 stage of a group (pal.). 



ephemerals (ef gm'gralz) n. plu. [Gk. 

 ephemeras, daily.] Annual plants 

 with duration of life-cycle so 

 shortened as to enable several 

 generations to follow one another 

 during a single season (bot.). 



