Webster's Dictionary 1913

2674

Epiderm

Ep″i‐derm (?), n. [Cf. F. épiderme. See Epidermis.] (Anat.) The epidermis.

2675

Epidermal

Ep′i‐der″mal (?), a. Of or pertaining to the epidermis; epidermic; cuticular.

2676

Epidermatic

Ep′i‐der‐mat″ic (?), a. Epidermal.

2677

Epidermatoid

Ep′i‐der″ma‐toid (?), a. [Gr. επἴ upon + δέρμα, -ατοσ, skin + -oid. Cf. Epidermoid.] (Anat.) Epidermoid. Owen.

2678

Epidermeous

Ep′i‐der″me‐ous (?), a. Epidermal.

2679

Epidermic

Ep′i‐der″mic (?), a. [Cf. F. épidermique.] Epidermal; connected with the skin or the bark.Epidermic administration of medicine(Med.), the application of medicine to the skin by ...

2680

Epidermical

Ep′i‐der″mic‐al (?), a. Epidermal.

2681

Epidermidal

Ep′i‐der″mi‐dal (?), a. Epidermal.

2682

Epidermis

Ep′i‐der″mis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �; � over + � skin, fr. � to skin. See Tear, v. t.] 1. (Anat.) The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See Dermis.2. (Bo...

2683

Epidermoid

Ep′i‐der″moid (?), a. [Cf. F. épidermoïde.] (Anat.) Like epidermis; pertaining to the epidermis.

2684

Epidermose

Ep′i‐der″mose (?), n. [See Epidermis.] (Physiol. Chem.) Keratin.

2685

Epidictic

{ Ep′i‐dic″tic (?), Ep′i‐dic″tic‐al (?), } a. [L. epidictius. See Epideictic.] Serving to explain; demonstrative.

2686

Epididymis

‖Ep′i‐did″y‐mis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �; επἴ upon + � testicle.] (Anat.) An oblong vermiform mass on the dorsal side of the testicle, composed of numerous convolutions of the ex...

2687

Epididymitis

‖Ep′i‐did′y‐mi″tis (?), n. [NL. See Epididymis, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the epididymis, one of the common results of gonorrhea.

2688

Epidote

Ep″i‐dote (?), n. [Gr. � to give besides; � over + � to give: cf. F. épidote. So named from the enlargement of the base of the primary, in some of the secondary forms.] (Min.) A...

2689

Epidotic

Ep′i‐dot″ic (?),, a. Related to, resembling, or containing epidote; as, an epidotic granite.

2690

Epigæa

‖Ep′i‐gæ″a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. επἴ upon + � earth.] (Bot.) An American genus of plants, containing but a single species (E. repens), the trailing arbutus.

2691

Epigæous

Ep′i‐gæ″ous (?), a. [Gr. �. See Epigæa, and cf. Epigee.] (Bot.) Growing on, or close to, the ground.

2692

Epigastrial

Ep′i‐gas″tri‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Epigastric.

2693

Epigastric

Ep′i‐gas″tric (?), a. [Gr. � over the belly; επἴ upon + � belly: cf. F. épigastrique.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the epigastric region.2. (Zoöl.) Over the ...

2694

Epigastrium

Ep′i‐gas″tri‐um (?), n.(Anat.) The upper part of the abdomen.

2695

Epigeal

Ep′i‐ge″al (?), a.(Bot.) Epigæous.

2696

Epigee

Ep″i‐gee (?), n. [NL. epigeum, fr. Gr. � upon the earth. See Epigæa.] See Perigee.

2697

Epigene

Ep″i‐gene (?), a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. � to be born, grow.] 1. (Crystallog.) Foreign; unnatural; unusual; — said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they ar...

2698

Epigenesis

Ep′i‐gen″e‐sis (?), n. [Pref. epi- + genesis.] (Biol.) The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power ...

2699

Epigenesist

Ep′i‐gen″e‐sist (?), n.(Biol.) One who believes in, or advocates the theory of, epigenesis.

2700

Epigenetic

Ep′i‐ge‐net″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the epigenesis; produced according to the theory of epigenesis.