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(Latin: between; among, mutually, together; on the inside, internal)
(Latin: pipe; an abnormal passage or communication, usually between two internal organs, or leading from an internal organ to the surface of the body)
(Latin: internal secretion, especially by the endocrine glands or a gland)
(Greek: entrails, intestines, viscera [internal organs collectively; especially, those in the abdominal cavity])
(Greek: urethra, a slitlike tube conveying urine from the internal urethral orifice of the bladder)
(Latin: internal organs; all that is under the skin, all parts in the body except flesh or muscles; entrails; any large interior organ in any of the three great cavities of the body; specifically, those within the chest; such as, the heart or lungs; or in the abdomen; such as, the liver, pancreas, and intestines; and in the head; such as, the brain)
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female internal genitalia
The internal genital structures of the female, which include the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus, the uterine cervix, and the vagina.

These are, collectively, the female organs of reproduction.

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internal abdominal oblique muscle (s) (noun), internal abdominal oblique muscles (pl)
1. A small, thin, deep muscle of the abdomen which is a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso: The internal abdominal oblique muscle runs diagonally opposite and underneath the external oblique.

The internal abdominal oblique muscle has a quadrilateral form originating from the hip bone, the crest of the ilium, and extending to the cartilage of the lower ribs which are the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth ribs.

It is innervated by the lower thoracic nerves and supplies the intercostal and lumbar arteries and this muscle protects a weak point in the abdominal wall and works with the external oblique to help twist the torso.

2. One of a pair of anterolateral muscles of the abdomen, which are in front and away from the midline, lying under the external oblique muscle in the lateral and ventral part of the abdominal wall; The internal abdominal oblique muscle is smaller and thinner than the external oblique muscle and it functions to compress the abdominal contents and assists in micturition, defecation, emesis, parturition, and forced expiration.

Both muscles acting together serve to flex the vertebral column, drawing the costal cartilages toward the pubis. One side acting alone bends the vertebral column laterally and rotates it, drawing the shoulder of the opposite side downward.

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internal ophthalmopathy (s) (noun), internal ophthalmopathies (pl)
Any illness of the internal structures of the eyeball: Internal ophthalmopathy concerns the diseases of the lens, the retina, or of any other internal parts of the eye.
internal ophthalmoplegia, ophthalmoplegia interna
Paralysis affecting only the sphincter muscle (ringlike band of muscle fibers) of the eye pupil and the ciliary muscle (smooth muscle).
internal reference electrode
In chemistry, the metal electrode inside all chemical-sensing potentiometric (voltage-measuring) electrodes.
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total internal reflection
The trapping of light by refraction and reflection at critical angles inside a semiconductor device, so that it cannot escape the device and must eventually be absorbed by the semiconductor.
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internal
Situated on the inside as opposed to the surface or exterior.
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internal combustion engine
An engine that burns fuel inside closed metal cylinders.

External combustion engines; such as, steam engines, produce power less efficiently by burning fuel in an external chamber to heat a liquid or gas, which then moves a piston or a turbine.

Each piston in an internal combustion engine makes four "strokes"

    The four-stroke cycles include explosions inside the engine's cylinders, on top of the pistons, and the blast force pushes the pistons down; then, the crankshaft swings around and pushes the pistons back up for the next stage in the cycle. The cycles for one piston are described in the following sequences:

  1. The piston moves down, sucking in air through the inlet valve while a tiny squirt of gasoline is injected into the air.
  2. The inlet valve at the top closes, trapping everything inside and then the piston moves up, squeezing the air and gasoline tightly together.
  3. When the piston reaches the top, a carefully timed spark sets fire to the gasoline; as the gas burns explosively, forcing the piston back down.
  4. Finally, the piston moves back up and pushes the burned gases out of the outlet valve which leave the car through the exhaust.
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total internal reflection
The trapping of light by refraction and reflection at critical angles inside a semiconductor device so that it cannot escape the device and must be eventually absorbed by the semiconductor.
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