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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•nal /ɪnˈtɜrnəl/USA pronunciation adj. - situated or existing in the interior of something;
of or relating to the inside or inner part:the internal organs of the body. - Government of or relating to the domestic affairs of a country:[before a noun]a bureau of internal affairs.
- relating to or occurring within an organization, as a corporation:an internal memo from one department head to another.
- Drugs to be taken into the body, esp. orally:[before a noun]medicine for internal use only.
in•ter•nal•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ter•nal (in tûr′nl),USA pronunciation adj. - situated or existing in the interior of something;
interior. - of, pertaining to, or noting the inside or inner part.
- Drugs[Pharm.]oral (def. 4).
- existing, occurring, or found within the limits or scope of something;
intrinsic:a theory having internal logic. - Governmentof or pertaining 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, Zoologyinner;
not superficial;
away from the surface or next to the axis of the body or of a part:the internal carotid artery. - Anatomy, Zoologypresent or occurring within an organism or one of its parts:an internal organ.
n. - Usually, internals. entrails;
innards. - an inner or intrinsic attribute.
- Medieval Latin internālis, equivalent. to Latin intern(us) intern3 + ālis -al1
- 1500–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: internal /ɪnˈtɜːnəl/ adj - 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
- situated within, affecting, or relating to the inside of the body
n - a medical examination of the vagina, uterus, or rectum
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin internālis, from Late Latin internus inwardˌinterˈnality, inˈternalness n inˈternally adv |