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Webster 1913 Edition
Epiperipheral
Epˊi-pe-riph′er-al
,Adj.
[Pref.
epi-
+ peripheral
.] (Physiol.)
Connected with, or having its origin upon, the external surface of the body; – especially applied to the feelings which originate at the extremities of nerves distributed on the outer surface, as the sensation produced by touching an object with the finger; – opposed to
entoperipheral
. H. Spenser.
Definition 2024
epiperipheral
epiperipheral
English
Adjective
epiperipheral (not comparable)
- (physiology) Connected with, or having its origin upon, the external surface of the body; especially applied to the feelings that originate at the extremities of nerves, as for example when touching an object with the finger.
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