extern

(eks′tʉrn′)

noun

a person connected with, but not living in, an institution, as a nonresident doctor in a hospital

Origin: Fr externe < L externus: see external

See extern in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or ex·terne

noun

A person associated with but not officially residing in an institution, especially a nonresident physician on a hospital staff.

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Origin: Latin externus, external; see external

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