Part 3862

<h1>Epigraphist</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>E*pig"ra*phist</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A student of, or one versed in, epigraphy.</def>

<h1>Epigraphy</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>E*pig"ra*phy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving inscriptions or of deciphering them.</def>

<h1>Epigynous</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>E*pig"y*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>epi-</ets> + Gr. <?/ woman, female: cf. F. <ets>\'82pigyne</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently inserted upon the top of it; -- said of stamens, petals, sepals, and also of the disk.</def>

<h1>Epihyal</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*hy"al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>epi-</ets> + the Greek letter <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A segment next above the ceratohyal in the hyoidean arch.</def>

<h1>Epilepsy</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep"i*lep`sy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>epilepsia</ets>, Gr. <?/ a seizure, the "falling sickness," fr. <?/ to take besides, seize, attack; <?/ upon, besides + <?/ to take: cf. F. <ets>\'82pilepsie</ets>. Cf. <er>Catalepsy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The "falling sickness," so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms (or fits) occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss of consciousness, and convulsive motions of the muscles.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Epileptic</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*lep"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>epilepticus</ets>, Gr. <?/ : cf. F. <ets>\'82pileptique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, affected with, or of the nature of, epilepsy.</def>

<h1>Epileptic</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*lep"tic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>One affected with epilepsy.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.</def>

<h1>Epileptical</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*lep"tic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Epileptic.</def>

<h1>Epileptiform</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*lep"ti*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Resembling epilepsy.</def>

<h1>Epileptogenous</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*lep*tog"e*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ epileptic + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Producing epilepsy or epileptoid convulsions; -- applied to areas of the body or of the nervous system, stimulation of which produces convulsions.</def>

<h1>Epileptoid</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*lep"toid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Resembling epilepsy; <as>as, <ex>epileptoid</ex> convulsions</as>.</def>

<h1>Epilogation</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*lo*ga"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>epilogatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A summing up in a brief account.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Udall.</i>