EPISODIC; EPISODICAL
Ep`i*so"dic, Ep`i*so"dic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. épisodique. See
Episode.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to an episode; adventitious.
— Ep`i*so"dic*al*ly, adv.
Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical though it be, is an
excellent English portrait. H. James.
EPISPADIAS
Ep`i*spa"di*as, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the penis, instead of at its extremity.
EPISPASTIC
Ep"i*spas"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. épispastique.] (Med.)
Defn: Attracting the humors to the skin; exciting action in the skin; blistering.
EPISPASTIC
Ep"i*spas"tic, n. (Med.)
Defn: An external application to the skin, which produces a puriform or serous discharge by exciting inflammation; a vesicatory.
EPISPERM
Ep"i*sperm, n. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. épisperme.] (Bot.)
Defn: The skin or coat of a seed, especially the outer coat. See
Testa.