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adjective
1.
situated or existing in the interior of something; interior.
2.
of, pertaining to, or noting the inside or inner part.
3.
Pharmacology. oral (def. 4).
4.
EXPANDexisting, occurring, or found within the limits or scope of something; intrinsic: a theory having internal logic.
6.
existing solely within the individual mind: internal malaise.
7.
coming from, produced, or motivated by the psyche or inner recesses of the mind; subjective: an internal response.
8.
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.
9.
COLLAPSEpresent or occurring within an organism or one of its parts: an internal organ.
noun
10.
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
11.
an inner or intrinsic attribute.
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Internal
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Related forms
in·ter·nal·i·ty, in·ter·nal·ness, noun
in·ter·nal·ly, adverb
qua·si-in·ter·nal, adjective
qua·si-in·ter·nal·ly, adverb
sem·i-in·ter·nal, adjective
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Example Sentences
- Any tumor may compress regions of the brain and increase internal pressure, upsetting the organ's delicate functional balance.
- But they have run into a wall of internal opposition.
- When they do, the animals ingest toxins that damage internal organs.
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Word Origin & History
internal
1590, from M.L. internalis, from L. internus "within," from inter "between" (see inter-). Meaning "of or pertaining to the domestic affairs of a country (e.g. internal revenue) is from 1795. Internal combustion first recorded 1884. Internalize in the mental sense is from 1884.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
internal in·ter·nal (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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