Part 3864

<hw>E*pim"e*ron</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Epimera</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ upon + <?/ a part.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In crustaceans: The part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage</def>. See <i>Illust</i>. under <er>Crustacea</er>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In insects: The lateral piece behind the episternum.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>epimerum</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Epinastic</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*nas"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>epi-</ets> + Gr. <?/ pressed close.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A term applied to that phase of vegetable growth in which an organ grows more rapidly on its upper than on its under surface. See <er>Hyponastic</er>.</def>

<h1>Epineural</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*neu"ral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>epi-</ets> + <ets>neural</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Arising from the neurapophysis of a vertebra.</def>

<h1>Epineurium</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*neu"ri*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ upon + <?/ a nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium.</def>

<h1>Epinglette</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`in*glette"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before priming.</def>

<h1>Epinicial</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*ni"cial</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Epinicion</er>.]</ety> <def>Relating to victory.</def> "An <i>epinicial</i> song."

<i>T. Warton.</i>

<h1>Epinicion</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*ni"cion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ belonging to victory; <?/ upon, to + <?/ victory: cf. L. <ets>epinicium</ets>.]</ety> <def>A song of triumph.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>T. Warton.</i>

<h1>Epinikian</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*nik"i*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Epinicial.</def>

<h1>Epiornis</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*or"nis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL.: cf. F. <ets>\'82piornis</ets>. See <er>\'92pyornis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the gigantic ostrichlike birds of the genus <spn>\'92piornis</spn>, only recently extinct. Its remains have been found in Madagascar.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>\'92pyornis</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Epiotic</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*o"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>epi-</ets> + Gr. <?/, gen. <?/, ear.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The upper and outer element of periotic bone, -- in man forming a part of the temporal bone.</def>

<h1>Epipedometry</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*pe*dom"e*try</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ on the ground, level (<?/ + <?/ ground) + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The mensuration of figures standing on the same base.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Epiperipheral</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*pe*riph"er*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>epi-</ets> + <ets>peripheral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Connected with, or having its origin upon, the external surface of the body; -- especially applied to the feelings which originate at the extremities of nerves distributed on the outer surface, as the sensation produced by touching an object with the finger; -- opposed to <i>entoperipheral</i>.</def>

<i>H. Spenser.</i>

<h1>Epipetalous</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*pet"al*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>epi-</ets> + <ets>petal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Borne on the petals or corolla.</def>