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epiperipheral

epiperipheral adjective: connected with, or having its origin upon, the external surface of the body; especially applied to feelings that originate at the extremities of nerves, as for example when touching an object with the finger.

Adjective

epiperipheral (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Connected with, or having its origin upon, the external surface of the body; especially applied to feelings that originate at the extremities of nerves, as for example when touching an object with the finger.
    • On comparing these three great orders of feelings , we found that whereas the epiperipheral are relational to a very great extent , the entoperipheral , and still more the central , have but small aptitudes for entering into relations.1870-1880, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Psychology

Origin of epiperipheral

From epi- + peripheral.

Questions about epiperipheral

What does epiperipheral mean?
Epiperipheral means connected with, or having its origin upon, the external surface of the body; especially applied to feelings that originate at the extremities of nerves, as for example when touching an object with the finger.
What part of speech is epiperipheral?
Epiperipheral is an adjective.

Words near epiperipheral in the dictionary

  1. epipericyst
  2. epipericysts
  3. epiperimetric
  4. epiperineurial
  5. epiperiosteal
  6. epiperipheral
  7. epipetalous
  8. epipetalously
  9. epipetreous
  10. epipetric
  11. epipetrically

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