epikeratophakiaThe surgical correction of aphakia. It is a refractive surgical procedure in which a donor cornea is transplanted to the anterior surface of the patient's cornea. A lamellar disc from a donor cornea is placed over the de-epithelialized host cornea and sutured into a prepared groove on the host cornea.
epikeratoplastyA form of keratoplasty in which the lenticule is sutured onto the cornea after removal of the epithelium
epikeratoprosthesisA type of contact lens used to replace the epithelium of the cornea
epilachneneA defensive alkaloid, (5Z)-11-propyl-12-azacyclotetradec-5-en-14-olide, the principal component of the secretion of the pupal defensive hairs of the Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis), that has antiinsectan activity
epilachnineRelating to the ladybirds of the subfamily Epilachninae.
epimastigoteA stage in unicellular life-cycle, typically trypanosomes, where the flagellum is anterior of the nucleus, and attached the cell body by a short membrane.
epimatiumA scale enclosing the seeds of some Podocarpaceae.
epimedinAny of a group of prenylflavonoids found in Epimedium wushanense.
epimediumAny of the plants in the genus Epimedium.
epimeleticRelating to altruistic behaviour towards an injured animal
EpimenideanOf or relating to Epimenides of Cnossos, a semi-mythical 7th or 6th century BC Greek seer and philosopher-poet.
epimeraseAny enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having more than one center of asymmetry.
epimereOne of the segments of the transverse axis, or the so-called homonymous parts; as, for example, one of the several segments of the extremities in vertebrates
EpimetheanOf or relating to Epimetheus in Greek mythology.
EpimetheusSon of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
epineminA protein associated with vimentin filaments.
epinephelidAny fish in the family Epinephelidae, now considered to be the serranid subfamily Epinephelinae; a grouper or sea bass.
epinephelinAny grouper of the subfamily Epinephelinae.
epinephelineOf or relating to the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae, including the groupers.
epinephricRelating to epinephrine and similar hormones
epinephrineA catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine. It is also used as a medication.
epinetronA piece of Attic pottery worn on a woman's thigh during the preparation of wool, akin to a thimble, and used as a decorative symbol for goddesses and unmarried girls.
epineuralRelated to or situated upon a nerve or nerve structure, especially on the epineurium.
epineuriallyIn an epineurial manner; involving the epineurium.
epineuriumThe connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium; The outermost layer of dense irregular connective tissue surrounding a peripheral nerve.
epinodosinolA diterpenoid found in Isodon japonicus.
EpinomisA dialogue ascribed variously to Plato, his disciple–editor Philip of Opus, and to an unknown forger, and which forms an appendical thirteenth book to the former’s Laws.