Epiphora
(||E*piph"o*ra) n. [L., fr. Gr. 'epifora`, fr. 'epife`rein to bring to or upon; 'epi` + fe`rein to
bring.]
1. (Med.) The watery eye; a disease in which the tears accumulate in the eye, and trickle over the cheek.
2. (Rhet.) The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase, at the end of several sentences or stanzas.
Epiphragm
(Ep"i*phragm) n. [Gr. a covering, lid, fr. to block up.] (Zoöl.) A membranaceous or calcareous
septum with which some mollusks close the aperture of the shell during the time of hibernation, or æstivation.
Epiphyllospermous
(Ep`i*phyl`lo*sper"mous) a. [Gr. 'epi` + fy`llon leaf + spe`rma seed.] (Bot.) Bearing
fruit on the back of the leaves, as ferns. Harris
Epiphyllous
(E*piph"yl*lous) a. [Gr. 'epi` + fy`llon leaf.] (Bot.) Growing upon, or inserted into, the
leaf.
Epiphyllum
(||Ep`i*phyl"lum) n. [NL.] (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 cultivation.
Epiphyseal
(Ep`i*phys"e*al Ep`i*phys"i*al) (Anat.) Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis.
Epiphysis
(||E*piph"y*sis) n.; pl. Epiphyses [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi`fysis, fr. 'epify`ein to grow upon; 'epi`
upon + fy`ein to grow.] (Anat.) (a) The end, or other superficial part, of a bone, which ossifies separately
from the central portion, or diaphysis. (b) The cerebral epiphysis, or pineal gland. See Pineal gland,
under Pineal.
Epiphytal
(E*piph"y*tal) a. (Bot.) Pertaining to an epiphyte.
Epiphyte
(Ep"i*phyte) n. [Gr. 'epi` upon + fyto`n plant, to grow: cf. F. épiphyte.]
1. (Bot.) An air plant which grows on other plants, but does not derive its nourishment from them. See
Air plant.
2. (Med.) A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the body.
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.
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.
Epipleural
(Ep`i*pleu"ral) a. [Pref. epi- + pleural.] (Anat.) Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra.
Owen.
Epiplexis
(||Ep`i*plex"is) n. [L., reproof, fr. Gr. , fr. to strike at, reprove; 'epi` + to strike.] (Rhet.) A
figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding.
Epiploce
(||E*pip"lo*ce) n. [L., connection, from Gr. a plaiting together, fr. to plait or braid in; 'epi` upon
+ to twist, plait.] (Rhet.) A figure by which one striking circumstance is added, in due gradation, to
another; climax; e. g., "He not only spared his enemies, but continued them in employment; not only
continued, but advanced them." Johnson.
Epiploic
(Ep`i*plo"ic) a. Relating to the epiploön.
Epiploön
(||E*pip"lo*ön) n.; pl. Epiploa [NL., fr. Gr. .] (Anat.) See Omentum.
