Part 3866

<hw><hw>Ep`i*phys"e*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ep`i*phys"i*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis.</def>

<h1>Epiphysis</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>E*piph"y*sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Epiphyses</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to grow upon; <?/ upon + <?/ to grow.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The end, or other superficial part, of a bone, which ossifies separately from the central portion, or <i>diaphysis</i></def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cerebral epiphysis, or pineal gland. See <cref>Pineal gland</cref>, under <er>Pineal</er>.</def>

<h1>Epiphytal</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>E*piph"y*tal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to an epiphyte.</def>

<h1>Epiphyte</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep"i*phyte</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ upon + <?/ plant, <?/ to grow: cf. F. <ets>\'82piphyte</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. See <er>Air plant</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the body.</def>

<h1>Epiphytic, Epiphytical</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw><hw>Ep`i*phyt"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Ep`i*phyt"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphyte.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ep`i*phyt"ic*al*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Epiplastron</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*plas"tron</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Epiplastra</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Pref. <ets>epi-</ets> + <ets>plastron</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles.</def>

<h1>Epipleural</h1> <Xpage=501>

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

<i>Owen.</i>

<h1>Epiplexis</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*plex"is</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., reproof, fr. Gr. <?/ , fr. <?/ to strike at, reprove; <?/ + <?/ to strike.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding.</def>

<h1>Epiploce</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>E*pip"lo*ce</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., connection, from Gr. <?/ a plaiting together, fr. <?/ to plait or braid in; <?/ upon + <?/ to twist, plait.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure by which one striking circumstance is added, in due gradation, to another; climax; <it>e. g.</it>, "He not only spared his enemies, but continued them in employment; not only continued, but advanced them."</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Epiploic</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*plo"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Relating to the epiplo\'94n.</def>

<h1>Epiplo\'94n</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>E*pip"lo*\'94n</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Epiploa</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Omentum</er>.</def>

<h1>Epipodial</h1> <Xpage=501>

<hw>Ep`i*po"di*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the epipodialia or the parts of the limbs to which they belong.</def>