The spelling of the word "epilepidoma" can be explained using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Beginning with the prefix "epi", pronounced /ɛpɪ/, meaning "on top of", the following segment "lepi" is pronounced /lɛpɪ/ and means "scale-like". Finally, the suffix "doma", pronounced /doʊmə/, meaning "tumor", completes the word. Therefore, the correct pronunciation of "epilepidoma" is /ɛpɪlɛpɪdoʊmə/. This medical term refers to a type of tumor that appears to have a scaly, epithelial-like appearance.
A tumor due to hyperplasia of tissue derived from the true epiblast.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.