||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.
E*pip"o*dite (?), n. [See Epipodium.] (Zoöl.) The outer branch of the legs in certain Crustacea. See Maxilliped.
||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.
Ep`i*pol"ic (?), a. (Opt.) Producing, or relating to, epipolism or fluorescence. [R.]
E*pip"o*lism (?), n. [Gr. &?; a surface; 'epi` + pe`lein to be.] (Opt.) See Fluorescence. [R.] Sir J. Herschel.
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.
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.
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.
Ep`i*pu"bic (?), a. Relating to the 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.
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.
E*pis"co*pal (?), a. [L. episcopalis, fr. episcopus: cf. F. épiscopal. See Bishop.] 1. Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church.
2. Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system.
E*pis`co*pa"li*an (?), a. Pertaining to bishops, or government by bishops; episcopal; specifically, of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal Church.
E*pis`co*pa"li*an, n. One who belongs to an episcopal church, or adheres to the episcopal form of church government and discipline; a churchman; specifically, in the United States, a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
E*pis`co*pa"li*an*ism (?), n. The doctrine and usages of Episcopalians; episcopacy.
E*pis"co*pal*ly (?), adv. By episcopal authority; in an episcopal manner.
E*pis"co*pant (?), n. A bishop. [Obs.] Milton.
E*pis`co*pa"ri*an (?), a. Episcopal. [R.] Wood.
E*pis"co*pate (?), n. [L. episcopatus, fr. episcopus: cf. F. épiscopat. See Bishop.] 1. A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.