extern

[ ek-sturn; for 3 also ik-sturn ]

/ ˈɛk stɜrn; for 3 also ɪkˈstɜrn /

noun

a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor or medical student at a hospital.

a nun of a strictly enclosed order, as the Carmelites, who resides inside the convent but outside its enclosure and who chiefly goes on outside errands.

adjective

Archaic. external; outer.

Origin of extern

1525–35; <Latin externus, derivative of exter, exterus.See exterior

Words nearby extern

exteriorize, exterminate, exterminator, exterminatory, extermine, extern, external, external acoustic pore, External Affairs, external auditory canal, external auditory foramen

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Example sentences from the Web for extern

Patrick blessed them, and said that the children they would bear to extern tribes would be illustrious.
The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick|Various
That a professed nun should be expected to feel personal and unspiritual interest in an extern!
A Forgotten Hero|Emily Sarah Holt
A further proof perhaps of Puck's rural and extern character is the following rather trifling circumstance.
The Fairy Mythology|Thomas Keightley
Alis badio-fuscis; strigis duabus obliquis, extern abbreviat, albis.
Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Volume 2|Dru Drury

British Dictionary definitions for extern

extern

externe

/ (ˈɛkstɜːn, ɪkˈstɜːn) /

noun

US a person, such as a physician at a hospital, who has an official connection with an institution but does not reside in it

Word Origin for extern

C16: from Latin externus external

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Medical definitions for extern

extern

[ ĕk′stûrn′ ]

n.

An advanced student or recent graduate who assists in the medical or surgical care of hospital patients and may reside outside the institution.

单词	extern
释义	extern [ ek-sturn; for 3 also ik-sturn ] / ˈɛk stɜrn; for 3 also ɪkˈstɜrn / noun a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor or medical student at a hospital. a nun of a strictly enclosed order, as the Carmelites, who resides inside the convent but outside its enclosure and who chiefly goes on outside errands. adjective Archaic. external; outer. Origin of extern 1525–35; <Latin externus, derivative of exter, exterus.See exterior Words nearby extern exteriorize, exterminate, exterminator, exterminatory, extermine, extern, external, external acoustic pore, External Affairs, external auditory canal, external auditory foramen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for extern Patrick blessed them, and said that the children they would bear to extern tribes would be illustrious. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick\|Various That a professed nun should be expected to feel personal and unspiritual interest in an extern! A Forgotten Hero\|Emily Sarah Holt A further proof perhaps of Puck's rural and extern character is the following rather trifling circumstance. The Fairy Mythology\|Thomas Keightley Alis badio-fuscis; strigis duabus obliquis, extern abbreviat, albis. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Volume 2\|Dru Drury British Dictionary definitions for extern extern externe / (ˈɛkstɜːn, ɪkˈstɜːn) / noun US a person, such as a physician at a hospital, who has an official connection with an institution but does not reside in it Word Origin for extern C16: from Latin externus external Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for extern extern [ ĕk′stûrn′ ] n. An advanced student or recent graduate who assists in the medical or surgical care of hospital patients and may reside outside the institution. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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