EPI
Encyclopedia
The prefix
epi, or ep if followed by a vowel or the letter "h", is derived from the Greek
preposition ἐπί meaning: above, on, over, nearby, upon; outer; besides, in addition to; among; attached to; or toward.
EPI, or Epi may refer to :
Prefix
A prefix is an affix which is placed before the root of a word. Particularly in the study of languages,a prefix is also called a preformative, because it alters the form of the words to which it is affixed.Examples of prefixes:...
epi, or ep if followed by a vowel or the letter "h", is derived from the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
preposition ἐπί meaning: above, on, over, nearby, upon; outer; besides, in addition to; among; attached to; or toward.
EPI, or Epi may refer to :
Organisations
- Economic Policy InstituteEconomic Policy InstituteThe Economic Policy Institute is a 501 non-profit, liberal, nonpartisan think tank that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy...
, an American think tank - European Patent Institute, a professional association of European patent attorneys
Science
- Echo Planar Imaging, a technique used in magnetic resonance imaging - see Magnetic resonance imaging
- epi-, a prefix in chemistry related to epimerEpimerIn chemistry, epimers are diastereomers that differ in configuration of only one stereogenic center. Diastereomers are a class of stereoisomers that are non-superposable, non-mirror images of one another....
s - EpidemiologyEpidemiologyEpidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
, the study of the distribution and determinants of disease - EpidendrumEpidendrumEpidendrum , abbreviated Epi in horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family. With more than 1,100 species, some authors describe it as a mega-genus. The genus name refers to its epiphytic growth habit...
, an orchid genus - EpinephrineEpinephrineEpinephrine is a hormone and a neurotransmitter. It increases heart rate, constricts blood vessels, dilates air passages and participates in the fight-or-flight response of the sympathetic nervous system. In chemical terms, adrenaline is one of a group of monoamines called the catecholamines...
, a neurotransmitter which is also known as adrenaline - EpimorphismEpimorphismIn category theory, an epimorphism is a morphism f : X → Y which is right-cancellative in the sense that, for all morphisms ,...
, a kind of morphism in category theory - Exocrine pancreatic insufficiencyExocrine pancreatic insufficiencyExocrine pancreatic insufficiency is the inability to properly digest food due to a lack of digestive enzymes made by the pancreas. This disease is found frequently in dogs. EPI is also found in humans afflicted with cystic fibrosis and Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome. EPI is caused by a progressive...
, a disease - Extreme physical informationExtreme physical informationExtreme physical information is a principle, first described and formulated in 1998 by B. Roy Frieden, Emeritus Professor of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona, that states, the precipitation of scientific laws can be derived through Fisher information, taking the form of differential...
, a concept in a theory of physics based on information
Other
- Environmental Performance IndexEnvironmental Performance IndexThe Environmental Performance Index is a method of quantifying and numerically benchmarking the environmental performance of a country's policies. This index was developed from the Pilot Environmental Performance Index, first published in 2002, and designed to supplement the environmental targets...
, a method of scaling the effects of human impact on the natural environment - EF English Proficiency IndexEF English Proficiency IndexThe EF English Proficiency Index is a report which attempts to rank countries by the average level of English skills amongst adults. It is the product of EF Education First, a global language training company, and draws its conclusions from data collected via online English tests available for...
, a ranking of countries by their English skills - épi, short for épi de blé (French for ear of wheat), a baguetteBaguetteA baguette is "a long thin loaf of French bread" that is commonly made from basic lean dough...
cut to resemble an ear of wheat - Epi (island)Epi (island)Epi is the name of an island in Vanuatu, at the north end of the Shepherd Islands. It is in Shefa Province. It is long northwest-southeast, and wide, with an area of . Its shoreline measures 130 km...
, an island and a volcano on Vanuatu - Epi languagesEpi languages-Components:*Bieria–Maii: Bieria, Maii*Lamenu–Baki**Baki–Bierebo: Baki, Bierebo**Lamenu–Lewo: Lamenu, Lewo...
, a family of languages - EpitaxyEpitaxyEpitaxy refers to the deposition of a crystalline overlayer on a crystalline substrate, where the overlayer is in registry with the substrate. In other words, there must be one or more preferred orientations of the overlayer with respect to the substrate for this to be termed epitaxial growth. The...
, a method of film deposition commonly used in semiconductor manufacture - Expanded Program on ImmunizationExpanded program on immunizationThe Expanded Program on Immunization is a World Health Organization program with the goal to make vaccines available to all children throughout the world.- History :...
, a former WHO initiative - Exploding Plastic InevitableExploding Plastic InevitableThe Exploding Plastic Inevitable, sometimes simply called Plastic Inevitable or EPI, was a series of multimedia events organized by Andy Warhol between 1966 and 1967, featuring musical performances by The Velvet Underground and Nico, screenings of Warhol's films, and dancing and performances by...
, a series of multimedia events by Andy Warhol - Juan Antonio San EpifanioJuan Antonio San EpifanioJuan Antonio San Epifanio Ruiz is a retired Spanish basketball player, considered one of the greatest small forwards ever to play in Europe...
, a retired Spanish basketball player nicknamed Epi