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extrinsic

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ex⋅trin⋅sic

  [ik-strin-sik, -zik]
–adjective
1. not essential or inherent; not a basic part or quality; extraneous: facts that are extrinsic to the matter under discussion.
2. being outside a thing; outward or external; operating or coming from without: extrinsic influences.
3. Anatomy. (of certain muscles, nerves, etc.) originating outside the anatomical limits of a part.
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Also, ex⋅trin⋅si⋅cal.

Origin:
1535–45; < LL extrinsecus outward, adj. use of L extrinsecus (adv.) on the outward side, equiv. to extrim- (ext(e)r outer (see exterior ) + -im adv. suffix) + secus beside (deriv. of sequī to follow)

Related forms:
ex⋅trin⋅si⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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ex·trin·sic   (ĭk-strĭn'sĭk, -zĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Not forming an essential or inherent part of a thing; extraneous.

  2. Originating from the outside; external.


[Latin extrīnsecus, from outside : exter, outside; see exterior + -im, adv. suff. + secus, alongside; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]
ex·trin'si·cal·ly adv.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·trin·sic
Pronunciation: ek-'strin-zik, -sik
Function: adjective
: not contained in or occurring in something (as a contract) extrinsic representation>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·trin·sic
Pronunciation: ek-'strin-zik, -'strin(t)-sik
Function: adjective
1 : originating or due to causes or factorsfrom or on the outside of a body, organ, or part extrinsic compression of the renal vasculature —Scientific American Medicine>
2 : originating outside a part and acting on the part as a whole —used especially of certain muscles extrinsic muscles of the tongue>; —compare INTRINSIC 2 —ex·trin·si·cal·ly /-zi-k(&-)lE, -si-/ adverb
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extrinsic ex·trin·sic (ĭk-strĭn'sĭk, -zĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to an organ or a structure, especially a muscle, originating outside of the part where it is found or upon which it acts; adventitious.

ex·trin'si·cal·ly adv.

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