Phrase Hound found 5 phrases and 471 compound words that contain epi. The most common are listed below. Open epi in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 5
- epi curveClipped compound of epidemic curve.
- epi penAlternative form of epipen: A brandname for an epinephrine autoinjector: A device for the autoinjection of adrenaline; used by people who suffer from severe allergies and risk anaphylactic shock.
- epi curvesplural of epi curve: Clipped compound of epidemic curve.
- Staph epiStaphylococcus epidermidis.
- epi-myoepithelialAlternative form of epimyoepithelial: epithelial and myoepithelial
Compound words 471
- epilogueA short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
- epitaphAn inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
- epidermisThe outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates.
- epicentreThe point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake.
- epitopeThe part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) which is the target of an immune response
- epidermalOf or pertaining to the epidermis.
- epitaxyAn overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation, or otherwise grows under the influence of the underlying crystal into the same orientation.
- epicenterUS standard spelling of epicentre.
- epiphyteA plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit.
- epiglottisA cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.