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“external”
external (adjective), more external, most external
1. Relating to, situated on, or joined with the outer part of something: Rainwater is collected from the external surface of the roof of Jim's house and is saved in big barrels for watering his garden.
2. Appropriate for putting on the outside of items; such as, paint, etc.: Sharon decided to use varnish on the external part of the cabinet which she was renovating.
3. Suitable or designed for use only on the outside or surface of something, especially the body: The medicine in Troy's cabinet was divided into two small containers; one for external treatment and the other one for internal medication.
4. Existing outside the body and the mind: Some people think there might be alien or external beings which could invade the Earth!
5. Affecting or entering from the outside: There were too many external pressures in Harry's job which motivated him to apply for employment in another town.
6. Of or relating chiefly to outward appearance; superficial: Stacy's father told her, “Remember, darling, the external factors of a person are never so important as the internal values that a person holds and lives by."
7. Of or relating to foreign affairs or foreign countries: Some members of parliament appealed to Britain's minister of external affairs for aid in helping the refugees who were fleeing for their lives.
2. Appropriate for putting on the outside of items; such as, paint, etc.: Sharon decided to use varnish on the external part of the cabinet which she was renovating.
3. Suitable or designed for use only on the outside or surface of something, especially the body: The medicine in Troy's cabinet was divided into two small containers; one for external treatment and the other one for internal medication.
4. Existing outside the body and the mind: Some people think there might be alien or external beings which could invade the Earth!
5. Affecting or entering from the outside: There were too many external pressures in Harry's job which motivated him to apply for employment in another town.
6. Of or relating chiefly to outward appearance; superficial: Stacy's father told her, “Remember, darling, the external factors of a person are never so important as the internal values that a person holds and lives by."
7. Of or relating to foreign affairs or foreign countries: Some members of parliament appealed to Britain's minister of external affairs for aid in helping the refugees who were fleeing for their lives.
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-al; -ial, -eal
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extra, extra-, extro-, extr-, exter-
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“external”
(Greek: outside, external, beyond)
(Greek: outer, outside, external; used as a prefix)
(Latin: beyond, outside, on the outside, outward, external)
(Latin: horny, hornlike; horny [tissue] pertaining to the cornea, the horny transparent anterior portion of the external covering of the eyes)
(Latin: originally, "that which one should be ashamed of"; the external organs of generation; from pudere "to cause shame".)
Word Entries containing the term:
“external”
anterior naris, external naris
Either of the two external openings of the nasal cavities.
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nar-, nari-
(page 1)
external absorption
Absorption of material by the skin and the mucous membrane.
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sorb-, sorpt- +
(page 4)
external ophthalmoplegia, ophthalmoplegia externa
Paralysis affecting one or more of the extrinsic (outward) eye muscles.
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ophthalmo-, ophthalm-, -ophthalmia, -ophthalmic, -ophthalmos
(page 2)
-plegia, -pleg, -plegic, -plegy, plego-, pleg-
(page 1)
Word Entries at Get Words:
“external”
external
Situated on the outside.
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Medical Orientation Words with Reference to the Body
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