Glossary E

Epiphyseal closure is defined as the process by which the cartilage that separates the long end (Epiphysis) of a bone from the main part of the bone turns to bone.

Epiphysis is defined as the end of a long bone, often enlarged and shaped to join the Epiphysis of an adjacent bone, formed from cancellous or trabecular bone.

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Episiotomy is defined as a surgical incision in the area between the birth canal and the anus that widens the vaginal opening that prevents random tearing during childbirth. It is a cut made with surgical scissors to avoid tearing of the perineum at the end of the second stage of labor.

Episode refers to a time-limited period during which specific symptoms of a disorder are present.

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Episodic buffer is defined as a limited-capacity system that is capable of binding information from the subsidiary systems and from long-term memory into a unitary episodic representation. Episodic buffer is a component of Baddeley's working memory model that is hypothesized to temporarily maintain and integrate the information of different sensory inputs (visual and auditory) through its relationship with long-term memory.

Episodic drive refers to a drive that occurs in distinct episodes.

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Episodic memories refer to memories of single events; a sub-part of declarative memory that records personal experiences that are linked with specific times and places. Episodic memory is a long-term memory of events or episodes Episodic memories is likewise defined as memories that are autobiographical and personally dated; individual episodes, usually autobiographical, that have specific spatial and temporal tags in memory. In contrast with Semantic memory. Please see also Autobiographical memory ; Event memory.

Epistemology refers to the study of the nature of knowledge;. a branch of philosophy concerned with questions relating to the nature of knowledge and of knowing.