Epitheloid Ep`i·the"loid adjective (Anat.) Epithelioid. Epithem
Ep"i·them noun [ Latin epithema , Greek ..., from ... to lay or
put on: confer French épithème . See Epithet .] (Medicine) Any
external topical application to the body, except ointments and
plasters, as a poultice, lotion, etc. Epithema Ep`i·the"ma noun
[ New Latin , from Greek 'epi` upon + ... a case, box, from ...
to place.] (Zoology) A horny excrescence upon the beak of birds.
Epithesis E·pith"e·sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a
putting on; 'epi` upon + ... to place.] The addition of a letter
at the end of a word, without changing its sense; as, numb for
num , whilst for whiles . Epithet Ep"i·thet noun [ Latin
epitheton , Greek ..., from ... added, from ... to add; 'epi`
upon, to + ... to put, place: confer French épithète . See Do .]
1. An adjective expressing some quality, attribute, or relation,
that is properly or specially appropriate to a person or thing;
as, a just man; a verdant lawn. A prince [ Henry III.] to whom
the epithet "w