n :  an event that is distinctive and separate although part of a larger series : esp  :  an occurrence of a usu. recurrent pathological abnormal condition <paranoid s>  <s of myocardial ischemia>  ep*i*sod*ic adj ep*i*sodi*cal*ly adv 
 
 also   
 
Similar sounding terms:  epi·cyte 
 
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