Epiperipheral
Pronunciation : Ep`i*pe*riph"er*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Pref. epi- + peripheral.] (Physiol.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913