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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•pis•ta•sis (i pis′tə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz′).USA pronunciation - Geneticsa form of interaction between nonallelic genes in which one combination of such genes has a dominant effect over other combinations.
- Medicine
- the stoppage of a secretion or discharge.
- a scum that forms on a urine specimen upon standing.
- Greek epístasis stopping, stoppage. See epi-, stasis
- 1915–20;
ep•i•stat•ic (ep′ə stat′ik),USA pronunciation adj. |