epicanthus
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~ a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; typical for many east Asian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome
epicardia
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~ the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach
epicardium
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~ the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium
epicarp
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~ outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
epicene
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~ one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
epicenter
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~ the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
epicentre
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~ the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
epicondyle
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~ a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments
epicondylitis
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~ painful inflammation of the muscles and soft tissues around an epicondyle
epicranium
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~ the muscle and aponeurosis and skin covering the cranium
epictetus
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~ Greek philosopher who was a Stoic (circa 50-130)
epicure
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~ a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
epicurean
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~ a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
epicureanism
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~ a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers
epicurism
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~ the disposition and habits of an epicure
epicurus
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~ Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC)
epicycle
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~ a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid
epicycloid
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~ a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle
epidemic encephalitis
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~ an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness
epidemic cholera
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~ an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food