epi-
prefixEtymology Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-), from ἐπί (epí).
27 senses
- 1Above in location or position.
- 2Upon, atop, directly on top of in terms of position.
- 3Relating to epigenetics.
- 4Secondary: a consequence, by-product, additional, or…
- 5A part or segment that is located on the upper part of an object.
- 6A part or location that is outer, particularly an outer layer.
- 7Denotes an epimeric form.
- 8Located on the surface.
- 9Epibiotic: an organism that lives on another organism.
- 10Outward in direction or projection.
- 11More, above a usual quantity, additional in quantity.
- 12Beyond, meta, transcending.
- 13Epidemiology
- 14Near in position.
- 15Outranking, above in rank.
- 16Surrounding in position: the edges of the root entity.
- 17Covering: the root entity is covered.
- 18After in time.
- 19Overlapping in position.
- 20Mapping onto, passing along, resolving to.
- 21Top: a part that is positioned at the uppermost of…
- 22Front or anterior in position.
- 23Entirety, a system being referred to as a whole.
- 24Outside of in position.
- 25Shallow in depth.
- 26Similar, in the same form of, resembling.
- 27Upwards in direction or growth.
1
Morpheme Above in location or position.
- epi- + littoral → epilittoral
- epi- + nasal → epinasal
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- epi- + necral → epinecral
2
Morpheme Upon, atop, directly on top of in terms of position.
- epi- + benthos → epibenthos
- epi- + petro + -ic → epipetric
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- epi- + spinal → epispinal
3
Biology, Natural sciences Morpheme Relating to epigenetics.
- epi- + chromosomal → epichromosomal
- epi- + clone → epiclone
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- epi- + genome → epigenome
4
Morpheme Secondary: a consequence, by-product, additional, or lesser version.
- epi- + language → epilanguage
- epi- + phenomenon → epiphenomenon
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- epi- + toxoid → epitoxoid
5
Morpheme A part or segment that is located on the upper part of an object.
- epi- + karst → epikarst
- epi- + phase → epiphase
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- epi- + sternum → episternum
6
Morpheme A part or location that is outer, particularly an outer layer.
- epi- + dermis → epidermis
- epi- + pleuron → epipleuron
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- epi- + trochlea → epitrochlea
7
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Morpheme Denotes an epimeric form.
- epi- + cedrol → epicedrol
- epi- + cholesterol → epicholesterol
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- epi- + testosterone → epitestosterone
8
Morpheme Located on the surface.
- epi- + fascial → epifascial
- epi- + -limnion → epilimnion
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- epi- + xyl- + -ous → epixylous
- epi- + parasitism → epiparasitism
- epi- + symbiont → episymbiont
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- epi- + symbiotic → episymbiotic
10
Morpheme Outward in direction or projection.
- epi- + -gnathous → epignathous
- epi- + nasty → epinasty
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- epi- + pod → epipod
11
Morpheme More, above a usual quantity, additional in quantity.
- epi- + cadmium → epicadmium
- epi- + demic → epidemic
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- epi- + menorrhagia → epimenorrhagia
12
Morpheme Beyond, meta, transcending.
- epi- + muscular → epimuscular
- epi- + language → epilanguage
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- epi- + theory → epitheory
13
Biology, Natural sciences Morpheme Epidemiology
- epi- + zootic → epizootic
- epi- + ornith- + -ic → epornitic
14
Morpheme Near in position.
- epi- + cellular → epicellular
- epi- + stellar → epistellar
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- epi- + tuberculosis → epituberculosis
15
Morpheme Outranking, above in rank.
- epi- + family → epifamily
- epi- + phyletic → epiphyletic
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- epi- + -archy → eparchy
16
Morpheme Surrounding in position: the edges of the root entity.
- epi- + fascicular → epifascicular
- epi- + macular → epimacular
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- epi- + perimetric → epiperimetric
17
Morpheme Covering: the root entity is covered.
- epi- + glottis → epiglottis
- epi- + spore → epispore
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- epi- + scope → episcope
18
Morpheme After in time.
- epi- + classical → epiclassical
- epi- + genesis → epigenesis
1 more example
- epi- → Epipaleolithic is the Mesolithic period (post-Paleolithic)
19
Morpheme Overlapping in position.
- epi- + lobous → epilobous
- epi- + pharynx → epipharynx
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- epi- + pole → epipole
20
Morpheme Mapping onto, passing along, resolving to.
- epi- + morphism → epimorphism
- epi- + plexis → epiplexis
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- epi- + sememe → episememe
21
Morpheme Top: a part that is positioned at the uppermost of multiple levels.
- epi- + pelagic → epipelagic
- epi- + plankton → epiplankton
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- epi- + valve → epivalve
22
Morpheme Front or anterior in position.
- epi- + cnemial → epicnemial
- epi- + plastron → epiplastron
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- epi- + sternum → episternum
23
Morpheme Entirety, a system being referred to as a whole.
- epi- + chaperome → epichaperome
- epi- + organism → epiorganism
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- epi- + crisis → epicrisis
24
Morpheme Outside of in position.
- epi- + dural → epidural
- epi- + skeletal → episkeletal
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- epi- + cycloid → epicycloid
25
Morpheme Shallow in depth.
- epi- + thermal → epithermal
- epi- + cortex → epicortex
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- epi- + geo- + -ous → epigeous
26
Morpheme Similar, in the same form of, resembling.
- epi- + morphic → epimorphic
- epi- + ascidiate → epiascidiate
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- epi- + calyx → epicalyx
27
Morpheme Upwards in direction or growth.
- epi- + phallus → epiphallus
- epi- + film → epifilm
1 more example
- epi- + growth → epigrowth
- Derived terms
246 terms
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