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epis·ta·sis \ə̇ˈpistəsə̇s\ noun (plural epista·ses \-təˌsēz\) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, act of stopping, stoppage, from ephistanai to set on, set over, stop, from epi- + histanai to place, set — more at stand 1. medicine a. : suppression of a secretion or discharge b. : a scum on the surface of urine 2. : suppression of the effect of a gene by a nonallelic gene < the role of epistasis in polygenic inheritance > |