EPH- 
ogee (éfi — nm. [Gk. eft, 
on ; hippos, horse. | The pituitary 
fis Sa, or fossa h sas Sa os of the 
sphenoid (avaz) ; a thickened and 
indurated part Cs the shell which 
separates fe m ysis 
nymph’s 
OA tg rs elly-fish stage of cert 
Scyphozoa, produced a cmtlalasions 
—ep 
epibasal (ép’ tba’sil a. [ek oft upon ; 
L. basis, base.] Pert. upper segment 
of an oospore, chines giving rise 
to the shoot (do¢. 
epibenthos (ep ibén’ thés) z. [Gk. ez, 
pon ; enthos, depths. Fauna and 
flora found ceiten n the low-water 
mark and the hundred fathoms’ line 
iol. 
epiblast ws vere. nm. [Gk. efz, upon ; 
> ud.] Th rey ore of the 
gastrula ; the ectobias 
ears (ép'ib lé’ma) ~ [Gk. epz- 
blema, cove The outermost layer 
, upon 
rowing so as to 
Ag Late appl. type of gastrula- 
tio 
epiboly pity m. [Gk. efz, upon ; 
ae throw.] Growth of one 
part phe a in embryonic 
stages (emb 
epibranchial Vepiibeiing’tt al) a [Gk. 
eft, 5 brangchia, gills.] Pert. 
upper element in a 
al. 
Siesta just below calyx pro- 
duced b + iggeapition of bracts 
or irae (bot. 
prolongation of the upper eyelid 
over the inner angle of the eye 
(anat.). 
epicardium (épikarditim) #. 
epi, upon; kardia, heart.] T 
visceral part of the pericardium 
(anat.); a tubular prolongation of 
[Gk. 
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EPI- 
the branchial sac in many Ascidians, 
which takes part in aersap pave: 
epicarp (épikarp) 7. [Gk. 
kar pos, ~~ The pale pia ‘a 
= pericarp (04). 
epicentral “(epi isén’tral) a. [Gk. efi, 
spot | entron, centre.] Attach 
to or arising from the vertebral 
centra ; 7. usually to inter- 
muscular bones (a/az.). 
epicerebral —— [ 
pi, upo cereb i brain.] 
lower petal of an 
ome ept, 
Upon the 
notochor Socugener vertebrae in which 
the ventral cartilaginous portions 
are almost completely suppressed 
chid (402). 
—— Be eppony a. 
upon d.] 
zool. 
epicoele (Epiisél) 7. [Gk. ef7, upon 
kotlos, hollow.]| The cavity of the 
mid-brain in the lower vertebrates ; 
the cerebellar cavity (avat.) ; a peri- 
visceral So formed by invagina- 
tion 
epicoelia (Epise’lia) # [Gk. epi, 
; £otlia, cavity.]| Epicoele. 
epicondylar (kp'ikon’dilin) a. [Gk. 
epi, upon Pemesdies: knob.] Pert. 
the epico ndyle ol.). 
pgramnaded (ép’ kon) nm. [Gk. eft, 
b.] The outer 
protuberance at the plete or distal 
of the humerus (az. 
senate (Ep’ ‘kor’ akoid) a. 
epi, upon ; korax, cr 
oO 
wa SOR Reptiles, and Mono- 
tremes (zo 
epicormic p kor’ mik) a. [Gk. ef¢, 
upon; 4ormos, trunk of a tree.| 
ee from a dormant bud 
Z, 
epicotyl (ep ikét'll) z. [Gk efz, upon ; 
ee ase.]| The axis of a plumule 
f, 
fg ght ancl (ép'ikét'iléed’d — a. 
z, upon ; a vase.] Above 
the Pe dat or.). 
epicoxite (ép’ sit) nm. [Gk. epi, 
upon; L. a, hip.} A small 
