entoperipheral

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adjective

Being, or having its origin, within the external surface of the body; especially applied to feelings, such as hunger, produced by internal disturbances.

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Meanings

adjectiveentoperipheral (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesBeing, or having its origin, within the external surface of the body; especially applied to feelings, such as hunger, produced by internal disturbances.

    1870-1880, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Psychology 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

Origin

From ento- + peripheral.

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