Epiperipheral \Ep`i*pe*riph"er*al\, a. [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. [1913 Webster]