Epi- (prefix)

Epi- (prefix)
A prefix taken from the Greek that means "on, upon, at, by, near, over, on top of, toward, against, among." Epi- is the prefix for many medical terms such as: epicanthal fold (a fold of skin that comes down across the inner angle, the canthus, of the eye; epicardium (a layer of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels); episclera (a thin membrane on top of the sclera, the white of the eye); epidural anesthetic (an anesthetic injected into the epidural space surrounding the fluid-filled sac, called the dura, around the spine which partially numbs the abdomen and legs); etc.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • EPI — is an acronym or initialism that may mean one of the following: * Economic Policy Institute, an American thinktank organisation. * European Patent Institute, the professional association of European patent attorneys. * EuroProp International,… …   Wikipedia

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  • Epi- — Ep i [Gr. epi on, upon, to; akin to Skr. api besides, and prob. to L. ob to, before, on account of, and perh. to E. of, off.] A prefix, meaning upon, beside, among, on the outside, above, over. It becomes ep before a vowel, as in epoch, and eph… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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