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internal

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adjective

situated or existing in the interior of something; interior.

of, relating to, or noting the inside or inner part.

Pharmacology. oral(def 4).

existing, occurring, or found within the limits or scope of something; intrinsic: a theory having internal logic.

of or relating to the domestic affairs of a country: the internal politics of a nation.

existing solely within the individual mind: internal malaise.

coming from, produced, or motivated by the psyche or inner recesses of the mind; subjective: an internal response.

Anatomy, Zoology. inner; not superficial; away from the surface or next to the axis of the body or of a part: the internal carotid artery.

present or occurring within an organism or one of its parts: an internal organ.

noun

Usually internals. entrails; innards.

an inner or intrinsic attribute.

Origin of internal

1500–10; < Medieval Latin internālis, equivalent to Latin intern(us) intern³ + ālis -al¹

Related formsin·ter·nal·i·ty, in·ter·nal·ness, nounin·ter·nal·ly, adverbqua·si-in·ter·nal, adjectivequa·si-in·ter·nal·ly, adverbsem·i-in·ter·nal, adjectivesem·i-in·ter·nal·ly, adverbsub·in·ter·nal, adjectivesub·in·ter·nal·ly, adverb

Can be confusedextraneous external extrinsic internal intrinsic

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Related Words for internal

domestic, constitutional, private, subjective, national, in-house, intramural, civic, enclosed, gut, home, indigenous, inherent, innate, inner, inside, interior, intestine, intimate, intrinsic

Examples from the Web for internal

Contemporary Examples of internal

The result was a system not open to alternatives from the outside and with no internal incentives for innovation.
Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck
Michael S. Roth
December 17, 2014
What is much more important than these numbers is an internal dynamic for which there are no statistics.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries
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December 7, 2014
In 2012, an internal Canadian government report called for the consolidation of these forces.
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Tim Mak
October 22, 2014
Rick has no internal conflict about what is morally right and what is wrong.
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Melissa Leon
October 14, 2014
The text is peppered with internal rhymes and repeated letter combos.
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October 11, 2014

Historical Examples of internal

The exterior is not remarkable, but the beauty of the internal ornament is most striking.
Yorkshire Painted And Described
Gordon Home
While the mill was at rest he pried into its internal machinery.
Biographical Stories
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Norman windows have only one splay on the internal side of the building.
English Villages
P. H. Ditchfield
She believed the death of Jonas was a judgment on them for their internal dissensions.
Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit
Charles Dickens
It is by "internal evidence," observe, that we decide upon the mind.
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 3. March 1848
Various

British Dictionary definitions for internal

internal

adjective

of, situated on, or suitable for the inside; inner

coming or acting from within; interior

involving the spiritual or mental life; subjective

of or involving a nation's domestic as opposed to foreign affairs

education denoting assessment by examiners who are employed at the candidate's place of study

situated within, affecting, or relating to the inside of the body

noun

a medical examination of the vagina, uterus, or rectum

Derived Formsinternality or internalness, nouninternally, adverb

Word Origin for internal

C16: from Medieval Latin internālis, from Late Latin internus inward

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for internal

adj.

early 15c., from Medieval Latin internalis, from Latin internus "within, inward, internal," figuratively "domestic," expanded from pre-Latin *interos, *interus "on the inside, inward," from PIE *en-ter- (cf. Old Church Slavonic anter, Sanskrit antar "within, between," Old High German unter "between," and the "down" sense of Old English under); suffixed (comparative) form of *en "in" (see in). Meaning "of or pertaining to the domestic affairs of a country (e.g. internal revenue) is from 1795. Internal combustion first recorded 1884. Related: Internally.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

internal in Medicine

internal

[ĭn-tûr′nəl]

adj.

Located, acting, or effective within the body.

Of, relating to, or located within the limits or surface; inner.

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