Defn: One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of turtles.
EPIPLEURAL
Ep`i*pleu"ral, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + pleural.] (Anat.)
Defn: Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra. Owen.
EPIPLEXIS
Ep`i*plex"is, n. Etym: [L., reproof, fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding.
EPIPLOCE
E*pip"lo*ce, n. Etym: [L., connection, from Gr. (Rhet.)
Defn: A figure by which one striking circumstance is added, in due gradation, to another; climax; e. g., "He not only spared his enemies, but continued them in employment; not only continued, but advanced them." Johnson.
EPIPLOIC
Ep`i*plo"ic, a.
Defn: Relating to the epiploön.
EPIPLOON; EPIPLOOEN
E*pip"lo*ön, n.; pl. Epiploa. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)