internal

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈtɜː^rn^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈtɝnəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in tûr′nl)

in•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.

in•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.

Usually, internals. entrails;
innards.
an inner or intrinsic attribute.

Medieval Latin internālis, equivalent. to Latin intern(us) intern³ + ālis -al¹
1500–10

in′ter•nal′i•ty, in•ter′nal•ness, n.
in•ter′nal•ly, adv.

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internal /ɪnˈtɜːn^əl/ 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

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

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Synonyms: inside, inner, inward, interior, private, more...

Collocations: [study, practice] internal medicine, suffered internal [wounds, injuries, bleeding], the internal organs, more...

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