<B>epilogue</B> or <B>epilog, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a concluding part added to a novel, poem, film, or other literary or dramatic work. An epilogue may be used to round out or interpret the work. <DD><B> 2a. </B>a speech or poem after the end of a play. It is addressed to the audience and spoken by one of the actors. <BR> <I>Ex. No epilogue, I pray you; for your play needs no excuse (Shakespeare).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>the actor who speaks an epilogue. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) any concluding act or event. </DL>
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<B>epiloia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an abnormal congenital condition characterized by mental deficiency, epileptic attacks, and tumors on the kidneys and other organs. </DL>
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<B>epimer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Chemistry.) an isomeric compound, common in certain sugars, that differs from its corresponding isomer in the relative positions of an attached hydrogen and hydroxyl. </DL>
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<B>epimere, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Embryology.) the dorsal part of a mesodermal section in chordates. </DL>
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<B>epimeric, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Chemistry.) having the characteristics of an epimer; related as epimers. <BR> <I>Ex. epimeric compounds.</I> </DL>
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<B>epimerization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the process by which a chemical is changed to an epimeric form. </DL>
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<B>epimerize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to change into an epimer. </DL>
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<B>Epimetheus, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Greek Mythology.) the brother of Prometheus and husband of Pandora, whom he accepted as a gift of Zeus, though warned by Prometheus. </DL>
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<B>epimorphic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with epimorphosis. </DL>
<A NAME="epimorphosis">
<B>epimorphosis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the regeneration of a part of an organism by cell proliferation at the cut or injured surfaces. <DD><B> 2. </B>(in arthropods) growth without a marked change in the form. </DL>
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<B>epimysium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mysia.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the sheath of connective tissue around a muscle. </DL>
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<B>epinastic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or of the nature of epinasty. </DL>
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<B>epinasty, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the bending downward of a part or organ, caused by more rapid growth along the upper surface, as in a leaf. </DL>
<B>epinephrine, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hormone secreted by the inner part of the adrenal gland, which enables the body to meet conditions of physical stress; adrenalin. </DL>
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<B>epineural, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> lying upon a neural arch, as a spine of a fish's backbone. <DD><I>noun </I> a spine attached to a neural arch. </DL>
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<B>epineurial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or consisting of epineurium. <BR> <I>Ex. epineurial sheaths.</I> </DL>
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<B>epineurium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-neuria.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the thick sheath of connective tissue surrounding the trunk of a nerve. </DL>
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<B>epiopticon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the second of the three ganglionic swellings in each of the optic ganglia of an insect. </DL>
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<B>epipetalous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(of flowers) having stamens attached to the corolla. <DD><B> 2. </B>(of stamens) borne upon the petals of a flower. </DL>
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<B>Epiph.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> Epiphany. </DL>
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<B>epiphanic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> characterized by epiphany; providing insight; revealing. <BR> <I>Ex. Now and then, characteristically, Godard's black world will light up with an epiphanic flash of something better (Penelope Gilliatt).</I> </DL>
<B>Epiphany, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> January 6, the anniversary of the coming of the Three Wise Men to honor the infant Jesus at Bethlehem; Twelfth-day; Little Christmas. </DL>
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<B>epiphany, </B>noun, pl. <B>-nies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an appearance or manifestation, especially of a deity. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>a sudden revelation or perception; an insight into the essence of a thing. <BR> <I>Ex. "Inadmissible Evidence" progresses through what James Joyce called "epiphanies": episodes of cumulative revelation (Time).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>a poem, sketch, or other literary work recording an epiphany. </DL>
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<B>epiphenomenal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of the nature of an epiphenomenon; having to do with epiphenomena. adv. <B>epiphenomenally.</B> </DL>
<B>epiphenomenon, </B>noun, pl. <B>-na.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>something additional that appears. <BR> <I>Ex. If biology is just complicated physics, then life is an epiphenomenon, no more (Listener).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a secondary or additional symptom or complication arising during the course of a disease. </DL>
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<B>epiphragm, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Zoology.) the dried mucus with which a snail closes the aperture of its shell during estivation. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Botany.) a membrane closing the mouth of the spore case in certain mosses and fungi. </DL>
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<B>epiphyllous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) growing upon a leaf, as certain parasitic fungi and the floral parts of some plants. </DL>
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<B>epiphyllum, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of spineless, branching cactuses of tropical America, often cultivated for their large, showy, red, yellow, or white flowers. </DL>
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<B>epiphyseolysis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the separation of an epiphysis from the shaft of the related bone. </DL>
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<B>epiphysial</B> or <B>epiphyseal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or having the nature of an epiphysis. </DL>
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<B>epiphysis, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ses.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) <DD><B> 1. </B>the spongy end of a bone which, originally separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage, ossifies and becomes united to the main bone. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=pineal body.</B> </DL>
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<B>epiphysis cerebri,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the pineal body of the brain. </DL>
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<B>epiphysitis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> inflammation of an epiphysis or of the cartilage which separates it from the main bone. </DL>
<B>epiphyte, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of various plants that grow on other plants for support but draw nourishment from the air and rain instead of from their host; air plant; aerophyte. Many mosses, lichens, and orchids are epiphytes. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Medicine.) a vegetable parasite living on the surface of the body. </DL>
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<B>epiphytic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> growing as an epiphyte; having the characteristics of an epiphyte. <BR> <I>Ex. Most of the orchids here are of the epiphytic type, which require no earth (New Yorker).</I> adv. <B>epiphytically.</B> </DL>
<B>epiphytology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of epiphytotic diseases. </DL>
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<B>epiphytotic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> occurring or spreading widely among plants, such asan epidemic disease. <BR> <I>Ex. an epiphytotic disease.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> any widely occurring disease among plants. <BR> <I>Ex. The delay of an epiphytotic reduces damage within a given field and the amount of inoculum available to infect other fields (J. Artie Browning).</I> </DL>
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<B>epiplankton, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the part of the plankton which occurs between the surface of the sea and a depth of about one hundred fathoms. </DL>
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<B>epiploon, </B>noun, pl. <B>-loa.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) <B>=great omentum.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="epipodite">
<B>epipodite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a process on the basal part of the leg of certain crustaceans. </DL>
<A NAME="epipteric">
<B>epipteric, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> (Anatomy.) of or designating a small, irregular bone sometimes present in the human skull, between the parietal and the great wing of the sphenoid. <DD><I>noun </I> an epipteric bone. </DL>
<B>episcia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tropical American plant of the gesneria family, with hairy leaves and scarlet or purplish flowers, frequently cultivated as a house plant. </DL>
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<B>episclera, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the layer of connective tissue covering the sclerotic coat of the eyeball. </DL>
<A NAME="episcleritis">
<B>episcleritis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> inflammation of the episclera. </DL>
