Webster's Dictionary 1913

2755

Epiphonema

‖Ep′i‐pho‐ne″ma (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. επιφὤνημα, fr. επιφωνεἰ̑ν to mention; επἴ + φωνει̑ν to speak.] (Rhet.) An exclamatory sentence, or striking reflection, which sums up or con...

2756

Epiphoneme

E‐piph″o‐neme (?), n. Epiphonema.

2757

Epiphora

‖E‐piph″o‐ra (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. επιφορἄ, fr. επιφἔρειν to bring to or upon; επἴ + φέρειν to bring.] 1. (Med.) The watery eye; a disease in which the tears accumulate in the ey...

2758

Epiphragm

Ep″i‐phragm (?), n.(Zoöl.) A membranaceous or calcareous septum with which some mollusks close the aperture of the shell during the time of hibernation, or æstivation.

2759

Epiphyllospermous

Ep′i‐phyl′lo‐sper″mous (?), a. [Gr. επἴ + φύλλον leaf + σπέρμα seed.] (Bot.) Bearing fruit on the back of the leaves, as ferns. Harris (1710).

2760

Epiphyllous

E‐piph″yl‐lous (?), a. [Gr. επἴ + φύλλον leaf.] (Bot.) Growing upon, or inserted into, the leaf.

2761

Epiphyllum

‖Ep′i‐phyl″lum (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of cactaceous plants having flattened, jointed stems, and petals united in a tube. The flowers are very showy, and several species are in cu...

2762

Epiphyseal

{ Ep′i‐phys″e‐al (?), Ep′i‐phys″i‐al (?), } (Anat.) Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis.

2763

Epiphysis

‖E‐piph″y‐sis (?), n.; pl.Epiphyses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. επἴφυσισ, fr. επιφὔειν to grow upon; επἴ upon + φύειν to grow.] (Anat.) (a) The end, or other superficial part, of a bone,...

2764

Epiphytal

E‐piph″y‐tal (?), a.(Bot.) Pertaining to an epiphyte.

2765

Epiphyte

Ep″i‐phyte (?), n. [Gr. επἴ upon + φυτόν plant, � to grow: cf. F. épiphyte.] 1. (Bot.) An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. S...

2766

Epiphytic

{ Ep′i‐phyt″ic (?), Ep′i‐phyt″ic‐al (?), } a.(Bot.) Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphyte. — Ep′i‐phyt″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

2767

Epiplastron

Ep′i‐plas″tron (?), n.; pl.Epiplastra (#). [Pref. epi- + plastron.] (Anat.) One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles.

2768

Epipleural

Ep′i‐pleu″ral (?), a. [Pref. epi- + pleural.] (Anat.) Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra. Owen.

2769

Epiplexis

‖Ep′i‐plex″is (?), n. [L., reproof, fr. Gr. �, fr. � to strike at, reprove; επἴ + � to strike.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an elegant kind ...

2770

Epiploce

‖E‐pip″lo‐ce (?), n. [L., connection, from Gr. � a plaiting together, fr. � to plait or braid in; επἴ upon + � to twist, plait.] (Rhet.) A figure by which one striking circumsta...

2771

Epiploic

Ep′i‐plo″ic (?), a. Relating to the epiploön.

2772

Epiploön

‖E‐pip″lo‐ön (?), n.; pl.Epiploa (#). (Anat.) See Omentum.

2773

Epipodial

Ep′i‐po″di‐al (?), a. 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the epipodialia or the parts of the limbs to which they belong.2. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the epipodium of Mollusca.

2774

Epipodiale

‖Ep′i‐po′di‐a″le (?), n.; pl.Epipodialia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. επἴ upon + �, dim. of �, �, foot.] (Anat.) One of the bones of either the forearm or shank, the epipodialia being the...

2775

Epipodite

E‐pip″o‐dite (?), n. [See Epipodium.] (Zoöl.) The outer branch of the legs in certain Crustacea. See Maxilliped.

2776

Epipodium

‖Ep′i‐po″di‐um (?), n.; pl.Epipodia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. επἴ upon + �, �, foot.] (Zoöl.) One of the lateral lobes of the foot in certain gastropods.

2777

Epipolic

Ep′i‐pol″ic (?), a.(Opt.) Producing, or relating to, epipolism or fluorescence.

2778

Epipolism

E‐pip″o‐lism (?), n. [Gr. � a surface; επἴ + πέλειν to be.] (Opt.) See Fluorescence. Sir J. Herschel.

2779

Epipolized

E‐pip″o‐lized (?), a. Changed to the epipolic condition, or that in which the phenomenon of fluorescence is presented; produced by fluorescence; as, epipolized light. Stokes.

2780

Epipteric

Ep′ip‐ter″ic (?), a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. � wing. So called because above the wing of the sphenoid.] (Anat.) Pertaining to a small Wormian bone sometimes present in the human skull...

2781

Epipterygoid

Ep′ip‐ter″y‐goid (?), a. [Pref. epi- + pterygoid.] (Anat.) Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone. — n. An epipterygoid bone or cartilage; the columella in the skulls of many...