Extern Definition

ekstʉrn
noun
A person connected with, but not living in, an institution, as a nonresident doctor in a hospital.
Webster's New World

Outward form or part; exterior.

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Synonyms:
  • medical extern
adjective

(obsolete, rare) External; outward; not inherent.

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Origin of Extern

  • From French externe, from Latin externus.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin externus external external

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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