The literary prigs epicene.
Prof. Wilson.
He represented an epicene species, neither churchman nor layman.
J. A. Symonds.
Ep`i*cen"tral (?), a. [Pref. epi- + centrum.] (Anat.) Arising from the centrum of a vertebra. Owen.
Ep`i*ce*ras"tic (?), a. [Gr. &?; tempering the humors; 'epi` + &?; to mix: cf. F. épicérastique.] (Med.) Lenient; assuaging. [Obs.]
||Ep`i*chi*re"ma (?), n.; pl. Epichiremata (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;, from &?; to attempt to prove.] (Rhet. & Logic) A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise, or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner. [Written also epicheirema.]
Ep`i*chor"dal (?), a. [Pref. epi- + chordal.] (Anat.) Upon or above the notochord; -- applied esp. to a vertebral column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord, as distinguished from a perichordal column, which develops around it.
Ep`i*cho"ri*al (?), a. [Gr. &?;; &?; over + &?; country.] In or of the country. [R.]
Epichorial superstitions from every district of Europe.
De Quincey.
||Ep`i*clei"di*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + &?; a little key.] (Anat.) A projection, formed by a separate ossification, at the scapular end of the clavicle of many birds.
Ep`i*cli"nal (?), a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. &?; a couch.] (Bot.) Situated on the receptacle or disk of a flower.
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Ep"i*c/'d2le (p"*sl), n. [Pref. epi- + Gr. koi^lon a hollow.] (Anat.) A cavity formed by the invagination of the outer wall of the body, as the atrium of an amphioxus and possibly the body cavity of vertebrates.
Ep"i*cne (?), a. Epicene. [R.] Hadley.
Ep`i*col"ic (?), a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. &?; colon.] (Anat.) Situated upon or over the colon; -- applied to the region of the abdomen adjacent to the colon.
Ep`i*con"dy*lar (?), n. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an epicondyle.
Ep`i*con"dyle (?), n. [Pref. epi- + condyle.] (Anat.) A projection on the inner side of the distal end of the humerus; the internal condyle.
Ep`i*cor"a*coid (?), n. [Pref. epi- + coracoid.] (Anat.) A ventral cartilaginous or bony element of the coracoid in the shoulder girdle of some vertebrates.
Ep`i*cra"ni*al (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the epicranium; as, epicranial muscles.
||Ep`i*cra"ni*um (?), n. [NL. See Epi-, and Cranium.] 1. (Anat.) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.