EPISCOPACY
\ɪpˈɪskəpəsi], \ɪpˈɪskəpəsi], \ɪ_p_ˈɪ_s_k_ə_p_ə_s_i]\
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By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Greek] Government of the church by bishops; rule of diocesan prelates over priests and deacons in their diocese; — established religion in England.
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The government of bishops, established by the apostles.
By Thomas Sheridan
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.