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- EPIDEMICA widespread disease that affects many humans in a population.
- EPIDEMICALLYIn the manner of an epidemic.
- EPIDEMIOLOGYThe branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems.
- EPIDERMThe epidermis.
- EPIDERMALOf or pertaining to the epidermis.
- EPIDERMISThe outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates.
- EPIDOTEAny of a class of mixed calcium iron aluminium sorosilicates found in metamorphic rocks.
- EPIDOTICRelated to, resembling, or containing epidote.
- EPIDURALSituated on or outside the dura mater.
- EPIFAUNAThe benthic fauna, i.e. the collection of sea animals living on the seafloor.
- EPIFAUNALOf or pertaining to epifauna.
- EPIFOCALepicentral
- EPIGASTRICOf or relating to the epigastrium.
- EPIGEALLiving near the surface of the ground
- EPIGEANThat lives on or near the surface of the land.
- EPIGEICLiving on the surface of the land.
- EPIGENEForeign; unusual; not natural to the substance in which it was found.
- EPIGENETICOf or relating to epigenesis.
- EPIGENETICSThe study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes.
- EPIGENICRelating to epigenesis; epigenetic.
- EPIGENISTA proponent of epigenesis.
- EPIGEOUSGrowing on, or close to, the ground.
- EPIGLOTTALPertaining to the epiglottis.
- EPIGLOTTICPertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.
- EPIGLOTTISA cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a
- EPIGNATHOUShook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
- EPIGONEA follower or disciple.
- EPIGONICBeing or relating to an epigone or disciple; imitative.
- EPIGONISMAn artistic or literary imitation of an artist by a later generation; stereotyped repetition.
- EPIGONOUSFollowing and modelling after another thing.
- EPIGRAMAn inscription in stone.
- EPIGRAPHAn inscription, especially on a building.
- EPIGRAPHICOf or pertaining to an epigraph or to epigraphy.
- EPIGRAPHYInscriptions collectively.
- EPIGYNOUSHaving an inferior ovary that is completely buried within the receptacle.
- EPILATETo remove hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root, especially by plucking it out.
- EPILATIONThe removal of hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root.
- EPILATORAn electrically-powered device used for hair removal by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out.
- EPILEPSYA medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.
- EPILEPTICOf or relating to epilepsy.
- EPILOGICOf or relating to an epilogue; epilogical.
- EPILOGISTThe writer of an epilogue.
- EPILOGUEA short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
- EPIMERAny diastereoisomer that has the opposite configuration at only one of the stereogenic centres.
- EPIMERASEAny enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having more than one center of asymmetry.
- EPIMERICOf or pertaining to an epimer
- EPIMORPHICThat becomes segmented prior to hatching.
- EPINAOSAn open vestibule behind the nave, differentiated from the opisthodomos.
- EPINASTICOf or relating to epinasty.
- EPINASTYThe downward curvature of leaves etc. due to differential growth rates.
- EPINEURALRelated to or situated upon a nerve or nerve structure, especially on the epineurium.
- EPINEURIUMThe connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium; The outermost layer of dense
- EPINOSICunhealthy
- EPIPELAGICSynonym of photic (“Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.”).
- EPIPHANICHaving the character of an epiphany.
- EPIPHANOUSBeing or relating to an epiphany.
- EPIPHANYAn illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
- EPIPHONEMAAn exclamatory phrase or reflection used to round off or summarize an argument or discourse; an exclamation.
- EPIPHYLLOUSGrowing on the leaf.
- EPIPHYTALArchaic form of epiphytic.
- EPIPHYTEA plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit.
- EPIPHYTICOf or pertaining to an epiphyte.
- EPIPHYTOTICA widespread outbreak of a plant disease.
- EPIPLOICPertaining to the omentum.
- EPISCIAAny member of the flowering plant genus Episcia; a flame violet.
- EPISCOPALOf or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
- EPISCOPALLYBy episcopal authority, ratified by a bishop.
- EPISEMONAn insignia or some other distinguishing symbol.
- EPISIOTOMYA surgical incision through the perineum made to enlarge the vagina and assist childbirth.
- EPISODALepisodic
- EPISODEA discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course.
- EPISODIALEpisodic.
- EPISODICRelating to an episode.
- EPISODICALEpisodic.
- EPISOMALPertaining to an episome or DNA fragments not contained within a chromosome
- EPISOMALLYIn an episomal manner.
- EPISOMEA segment of DNA that can exist and replicate either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome, mainly found in bacteria.
- EPISTATICOf or pertaining to epistasis.
- EPISTEMICOf or relating to cognition or knowledge, its scope, or how it is acquired.
- EPISTEMOLOGYThe branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; the theory of knowledge, asking such questions as "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", "What do people
- EPISTERNUMThe upper segment of the sternum
- EPISTLEA literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
- EPISTLERA writer of an epistle.
- EPISTOLARYOf or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
- EPISTOLICRelating to letters or epistles, or in the form or style of them
- EPISTOMEa mouth-covering lobe or ridge in bryozoans and phoronids
- EPISTYLEA massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; an architrave.
- EPITAPHAn inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
- EPITAPHERA writer of epitaphs; and epitaphist.
- EPITAPHICPertaining to an epitaph.
- EPITAXIALOf, pertaining to, or employing epitaxy
- EPITAXYAn overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation, or otherwise grows under the influence of the underlying crystal into the same orientation
- EPITHECAThe upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
- EPITHELIALOf or pertaining to the epithelium.
- EPITHELIOMAAny tumor that originates in the epithelium
- EPITHELIUMA membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lin
- EPITHESISThe addition of a letter or sound at the end of a word, without changing its meaning.
- EPITHETA term used to characterize a person or thing.
- EPITHETICOf or relating to epithets.
- EPITHETONAn epithet, an attribute of a person or thing.