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epi, upon; derma, skin), the 

 scarf or outermost layer of 

 the skin ; in bot., the cellular 

 layer covering the external surface 

 of plants, the true skin of plants: 

 epidermoid, a., tip'-i-derm'-dyd 

 (Gr. eidos, resemblance), like the 

 epidermis: epidermic, a., Zp'-i- 

 derm'-ik, pert, to the epidermis. 



epididymis, n., ^p'-i-dld'-lm-is (Gr. 

 epi, upon ; didumos, a testicle), a 

 long, narrow, flattened body 

 lying upon the outer edge of the 

 posterior border of the testis. 



epigseous, a., ep'-idj-ef-us, or epig- 

 ffial, a., ep'-idj-e'-al (Gr. epi, 

 upon; ged or ge, the earth), in 

 bol., growing on the ground or 

 close to it. 



epigastric, a., tp'-l-gfatf-rtit (Gr. 

 epi, upon; gaster, the belly, the 

 stomach), pert, to the upper part 

 of the abdomen: epigastrium, 

 n., Zp'-i-gast'-ri-um, the upper 

 and middle part of the abdomen, 

 nearly coinciding with the pit of 

 the stomach. 



epigeal, a., ^.p'-i-je'-al (Gr. epi, 

 upon; ge, the earth), in bot., 

 above ground, applied to cotyled- 

 ons ; synonym of epigaeal and 

 epigseous, which see. 



epiglottis, n. , Vp'i-glStf-tls (Gr. epi, 

 upon; glottis, the mouth of the 

 windpipe from glotta, the 

 tongue), the valve or cartilage 

 that covers the upper part of the 

 windpipe when food or drink is 

 passing into the stomach: epi- 

 glottitis, n., ep''i-gl8t-tit'4s, in- 

 flammation of the epiglottis. 



epigone, n., Z-pig'-on-e (Gr. epi, 

 upon; gone, seed, offspring), in 

 bot., the cellular layer which 

 covers the young seed-case in 

 mosses and the liverworts: epi- 

 gonium, n., ep'-i-gdn'-i-um, in 

 same sense. 



epigynous, a., Vp-idj'-ln-us (Gr. 

 epi, upon; gune, a female, a 

 woman), in bot., above the ovary 

 and attached to it. 



epihyal, a., tpfah&8l (Gr. epi, 



upon; Eng. hyoid, which see), 

 applied to a considerable portion 

 of thestylo-hyoid ligament, which 

 is sometimes converted into bone 

 in the human subject, and is in 

 animals naturally osseous. 



epilepsy, n., ^p'-l-Ups'-i (Gr. epi- 

 lepsia, a seizure, the falling sick- 

 ness from epi, upon ; lambano, 

 I seize), a disease characterised 

 by a sudden loss of consciousness, 

 and convulsions of greater or less 

 severity: epileptic, a. , Zp'-i-lept'-ik, 

 affected with falling sickness : 

 epileptoid, a., Vp'-t-ttptdyd (Gr. 

 eidos, resemblance), resembling 

 epilepsy. 



Epilobium, n., tp'.i>ldb'.i-um (Gr. 

 epi, upon ; lobos, a lobe), a genus 

 of plants, Ord. Onagracese, so 

 called from the flowers having 

 the appearance of being seated on 

 the top of the pod ; many of the 

 species are very ornamental. 



Epimedium, n., ^p'-i-med^um 

 (Gr. epi, upon ; Media, an anc. 

 country), a genus of elegant little 

 plants, Ord. Berberidacese, which 

 were said to grow in Media. 



epimera, n. plu., ep^i-mer'-a (Gr. 

 epi, upon ; meros, the upper part 

 of the thigh), the parts lying 

 immediately above the joints of 

 the limb, as the ' epimera ' or 

 side segments of the lobster : 

 epimeral, a., %p'i'mer'dl, applied 

 to that part of the segment of 

 an articulate animal which lies 

 immediately above the joint of 

 the limb. 



epinasty, n., ep'i>nast'i (Gr. epi, 

 upon ; nastos, pressed together, 

 stuffed), in bot., the nutation of 

 bilateral, appendicular organs, 

 when the growth is most rapid 

 on the inner or upper side. 



epipetalous, a., &p<i-pU'-dl-&8 (Gr. 

 epi, upon ; petalon, a leaf), in- 

 serted upon the petals, or growing 

 upon them. 



Epiphegus, n., ^p-if^g-Hs (Gr. 

 epi, upon ; pMgos or phagos, a 

 beech tree from phago, I eat), a 



