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Add, that the Armenians, to this Day, celebrate the Epiphyses Vermiform®, are two Eminences of the Feaft of the Nativity, on the Day of Epiphany, according Cerebellum, Ihaped like Worms, which keep open tie

Paffage from the third to the fourth Ventricle.

to the Practice of the ancient Church ; which fome Ro~ rtlip Miffionaries have impertinently cenfured 'em for, not knowing that the Epiphany, originally, and properly, was the Nativity of our Saviour.

Jlmm'mnm Marcettinus makes mention of this Feaft, Lib. XXI. c. 2. and obferves that it was held in January. Upon which Paffage, Valefius in his Notes, endeavours to /hew, that the Hirtorian meant by Epiphany, the Feafi: of the Nativity.

In "dilating the third Ventricle of the Brain, we per- ceive four Eminences, two upper, and two bigger, call'd orbicular Protuberances; and two lower, and lefs, call'd Epiphyfes of the orbicular Protuberance. Dionis.

EPIPLASMA, the fame with Cataplafma. See CA,

TAPLASM.

EPIPLOCELE, in Medicine, a Kind of Hernia, or Tumor, occafion'd by the Defcent of the Epiploon,

The Heathen Writers ufed^the Word Epiplmnia^ in Caul, into the Scrotum. See Hernia. See alfo £n-

^s-o-Epiplocele.

EPIPLOIC, or EPIPLOIDES, a Term applied to the applied it, in the general, to exprefs any Appearance, or Arteries and Veins, diflributed through the Subftanct of

the like Senfe, viz. to exprefs the Appearance of their Gods on Earth. And the Chrittians, after their Example,

Manifcftarion of the Deity.

EPIPHONEMA, in Rhetoric Figure.

The Fpifhonema is a fententious Kind of Exclama- tion, frequently added after a Narrative, or Rehcarfai, of

l Figure of Speech. See

the Epiploon, or Caul. See Epiploon.

Epiplois Dextra, is a Branch of the Celiack Artery, which runs thro' the right Side of the inner, or hinder Leaf of the Caul. See Celiac.

Epiplois Sinijira, is a Branch of the Celiack Artery;

any Thing remarkable 5 containing, ufually, a lively, clofe which is bellowed on the lower and left Side of the Caul,

See Celiac.

Epiplois 'Pofiica,

a Branch of the Celiack Artery,

Reflection, on the Subject, there fpoke of.

Such is that of St. Paul, when, after difcourfing of the Rejection of the jfe-ws, and the Vocation of the Gen- fpringing out of the lower End of the Splenica, and run- ning to" the hinder Leaf of the Caul. EPIPLOMPHALUS, in Medicine.

tiles, he cries out : Oh the fDepth of the Wifdom and Knowledge of God!

Such alfo is that of Lucretius, after relating the Story of Agame?nnon's facrificing his Daughter fphigeuia:

I'antum Religh potuit fuadere malonim —

Such, laftly, is that of Virgil, upon Occafion of Juno's perfecuting ALneas :

— I'anttene animis Cozleptihus Irgt

Which M. Soileau has imitated in,

^tant de fiel entre il en V Ame des Devots ?

And Mr. "Pope in,

And d-wells fneh Rage in fofteft 'Bofojns then ? And lodge fitch daring Souls in little Men 1

EPIPHORA, in Medicine, a DKeafc of the Eyes ; con- futing in a preternatural Dcfluxion of Rheum, or the Matter of Tears; accompanied, frequently, with Heat, Rednefs, and Twitching. Pitcaim calls it a Kind of Ca- tarrh of the Glands of the Eye.

The internal Cau r es of the Epiphora, or Rheum in the Eyes, are a Relaxation of the Glands of the Eyes, and a too great Acrimony, or Sharpnefs of the ferous Humour feparated thereby ; which fretting and vellicating the Eye, draws an unufual Quantity of Blood and Lympha thereto j by which, at length, the Cheek becomes exco- riated, &c. Children are moil: liable to it, from the fre- quent TJfe, and draining of the Glands of the Eye in Crying.

The external Cau r es of the Epiphora, are marp Dufts, Steams. tSc. cntring the Eye, and irritating the fame. A

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Species of Ex- omphalus, or Navel-Rupture 5 being a Tumor, or Swel- ling of the Part, occafion'd by the Epiploon's bearing tog hard againfl: it. See Exomph altjs.

The Word is compounded of the Greek &h*Koov y and

EPIPLOON, in Anatomy, a fatty Membrane, fpread over the Interlines, and entering even into the Sinuofities thereof^ call'd alfo the Omentum, and popularly the Caul, See Omentum.

The Word is form'd of the Greek, \viir\iw, to fivim, by reafon it feems to float on the Intcftines.

EP1PLOSARCOMPHALUS, in Medicine, a Sort of Tumor, of the Exou/phalous Kind. It is form'd of tho Epiploon, and the Fleili. See Exomth ae.us.

The Word is compounded of the three Greek Words 4 ^jtAooc, Epiploon, °«?^, Fl e fo> iln *I o/-/-p«AtWj Z-mbiLciiS$ NaveL

EPISCOPACY, the Quality of Epifcopal Gtfvernm.ent- or that Form of Church Difcipline, wherein Dlocefaji Bifliops are eiiablifh'd, difti n& from, and fup<_rior to Pneits or Presbyters. See Bishop, Hierarchy, <3c.

Epifcopacy and 'Presbytery, have been alternately efta-* bhfhed and abolifhcd in Scotland. See Presbytery.

EPISCOPACIDE, the Crime of murdering a Bimop by one of his own Clergy.

By the Laws of England, the fame Obedience Is due from a Clergyman to his Biihop, as from a Child to his Father : And therefore the Ofrences of Ef'ifcOpacide and Parricide are made equal, viz,. Petty - Treafon. Sea Treason.

EPISCOPAL, fomcthing that belongs to a Biiliop. See Bishop, *

The Epifcofal Government, is the Government of a Diocefe, wherein one fingle Pcrfon, legally Confecrated^ n'ciides over a whole Clergy

too cold and fharp Air 'has frequently the like Effcfl. Preiid.es over a whole Uergy, or a whole Church, in Qua- Children are moft liable to it. H of Hca ''' or Super-mrcndcnt tnereof; conferring Orders,

An inveterate Epiphora frequently degenerates into a ^%^%f^ -T }T^ T/r f'Pl^l^ r. r, T ,- r * » ' ° rhe 'Presbyterians reje;t the Evitcopal Eilabhlhmcnt,

Ftfhda Lacrymalu. _ _ _ ,_ an d condemn the ^//i-o/W Order' as a human Inftitu-

tion, the mere Rcfult of Pride and Ambition. See Pr.es-

The Cure "of rhe Epiphora, is, i°. By caufing a Revul- fion, or Derivation, of the peccant Humour, to fome other Part, as by Venarfl'ftion, Cupping, Bliftering, or Cathar- ticks. i°. By correcting its Acrimony by proper Remedies. And, 3 . By applying Aitringents externally. Lapis Ca- laminaris is much commended.

The Word is Greek, form'd of Zfotpiejitiu, I am drawn.

EPIPHYSIS, in Anatomy, is a leffer Bone, adhering, or growing to another, by fimple Contiguity. See Bone.

The Subftance of the Ep'iphyfes is rare and lax 5 in young Children it is merely cartilaginous j but hardens as they grow in Age, and, at length, becomes quite bony.

Tis commonly laid down, that there is no regular Arti- culation between the Epiphyjis and the Bone; tho' 'tis certain, that there is a reciprocal Admiifion of the Heads, or Extremities of each, into the Cavities of the other. See Articulation.

There are fome Bones that have no Epiphyses at all, as the lower Jaw : Others have no lefs than five, as the

EYTER-IANS.

Among the Episcopal Functions, the principal is that of making frequent Vifitations of the Diocefe. See Vl->

SITATION.

The Word is form'd of the Latin, Epifcopus, Biihop ; derived from the Greek, ZfotYji'z'jitrTa/, infpicere, to infpect^ whence Zfatrzornx, Jnjpeclor, Biihop 5 who is to watch over the Flock committed to his Cafe.

EPISCOPAIJA, is fometimes ufed in the fame Scnfc with ^Pontificalia. See Pontificalia.

It is alfo ufed to denote Synodals, or cullomary Pay- ments, due to the Bi/hops from the Clergy of his Diocefe 3 call'd alfo Onus Epifcopale.

EPISCOPALIANS, a Name given to thofe who re- tain to the Church of England, and particularly 10 the Ecclefiaflical Hierarchy, fuch as it was in the Romtfl Church, before the Reformation ; who affect the Dilciplins of Bifhops, Pridls, Canons, tho Office, or Liturgy, tiff. and retain the greaieft Part of the Canon Law, with, the Popes, more elofcly rhan the Ca-

Vertebrce. The Defign of adding Epiphyfes to Bones, a

was, to fupply their Defccls, and render them longer and ^ j) cc ' reta [ s r

bigger at ,h c Extremes. tholicks thcmfelves of 'ft vWal Countries: Tho*,

Ihe Word is form'd of the Greek, ™, on, upon, and M atteI. s f i) a r i nC; r Faith, rhey agree in moil Points

WW, to grow, adhere. It is alfo called Jl^fendix, M- with the Calvinills, or Reformed, ditamemum, Aduafcentia, &c.

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