Epipodial
(Ep`i*po"di*al) a.
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the epipodialia or the parts of the limbs to which they belong.
2. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the epipodium of Mollusca.
Epipodiale
(||Ep`i*po`di*a"le) n.; pl. Epipodialia [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + dim. of foot.] (Anat.) One
of the bones of either the forearm or shank, the epipodialia being the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula.
Epipodite
(E*pip"o*dite) n. [See Epipodium.] (Zoöl.) The outer branch of the legs in certain Crustacea.
See Maxilliped.
Epipodium
(||Ep`i*po"di*um) n.; pl. Epipodia [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + foot.] (Zoöl.) One of the lateral
lobes of the foot in certain gastropods.
Epipolic
(Ep`i*pol"ic) a. (Opt.) Producing, or relating to, epipolism or fluorescence. [R.]
Epipolism
(E*pip"o*lism) n. [Gr. a surface; 'epi` + pe`lein to be.] (Opt.) See Fluorescence. [R.] Sir
J. Herschel.
Epipolized
(E*pip"o*lized) a. Changed to the epipolic condition, or that in which the phenomenon of
fluorescence is presented; produced by fluorescence; as, epipolized light. [R.] Stokes.
Epipteric
(Ep`ip*ter"ic) a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. wing. So called because above the wing of the sphenoid.]
(Anat.) Pertaining to a small Wormian bone sometimes present in the human skull between the parietal
and the great wing of the sphenoid. — n. The epipteric bone.
Epipterygoid
(Ep`ip*ter"y*goid) a. [Pref. epi- + pterygoid.] (Anat.) Situated upon or above the pterygoid
bone. — n. An epipterygoid bone or cartilage; the columella in the skulls of many lizards.
Epipubic
(Ep`i*pu"bic) a. Relating to the epipubis.
Epipubis
(||Ep`i*pu"bis) n.; pl. Epipubes [NL., epi- + pubis.] (Anat.) A cartilage or bone in front of
the pubis in some amphibians and other animals.
Episcopacy
(E*pis"co*pa*cy) n. [See Episcopate.] Government of the church by bishops; church government
by three distinct orders of ministers — bishops, priests, and deacons — of whom the bishops have an
authority superior and of a different kind.
