Part 3858

<h1>Epidemy</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep"i*dem`y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>\'82pid\'82mie</ets>. See <er>Epidemic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An epidemic disease.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Epiderm</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep"i*derm</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>\'82piderme</ets>. See <er>Epidermis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The epidermis.</def>

<h1>Epidermal</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*der"mal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to the epidermis; epidermic; cuticular.</def>

<h1>Epidermatic</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*der*mat"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Epidermal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Epidermatoid</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*der"ma*toid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ upon + <?/, <?/, skin + <ets>-oid</ets>. Cf. <er>Epidermoid</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Epidermoid.</def>

<i>Owen.</i>

<h1>Epidermeous</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*der"me*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Epidermal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Epidermic</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*der"mic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>\'82pidermique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Epidermal; connected with the skin or the bark.</def>

<cs><col>Epidermic administration of medicine</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>the application of medicine to the skin by friction.</cd></cs>

<h1>Epidermical</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*der"mic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Epidermal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Epidermidal</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*der"mi*dal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Epidermal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Epidermis</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*der"mis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ over + <?/ skin, fr. <?/ to skin. See <er>Tear</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See <er>Dermis</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both surfaces of leaves, and also the surface of stems, when they are first formed. As stems grow old this layer is lost, and never replaced.</def>

<h1>Epidermoid</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*der"moid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>\'82pidermo\'8bde</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Like epidermis; pertaining to the epidermis.</def>

<h1>Epidermose</h1> <Xpage=501>