Defn: The epipteric bone.
EPIPTERYGOID
Ep`ip*ter"y*goid, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + pterygoid.] (Anat.)
Defn: Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone.
— n.
Defn: An epipterygoid bone or cartilage; the columella in the skulls of many lizards.
EPIPUBIC
Ep`i*pu"bic, a.
Defn: Relating to the epipubis.
EPIPUBIS
Ep`i*pu"bis, n.; pl. Epipubes. Etym: [NL., epi- + pubis.] (Anat.)
Defn: A cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians and other animals.
EPISCOPACY
E*pis"co*pa*cy, n. Etym: [See Episcopate.]
Defn: 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.