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INTERNAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
Example:
internal party maneuvering
Classified under:
Similar:
inner (inside or closer to the inside of the body)
interior (inside and toward a center)
internecine ((of conflict) within a group or organization)
intrinsic (situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts)
Also:
inside (relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space)
Attribute:
position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)
Antonym:
external (happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Located inward
Example:
an internal sense of rightousness
Synonyms:
inner; interior; internal
Classified under:
Similar:
inward (relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Inside the country
Example:
the nation's internal politics
Synonyms:
home; interior; internal; national
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
domestic (of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Occurring within an institution or community
Example:
intragroup squabbling within the corporation
Synonyms:
internal; intragroup
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
intramural (carried on within the bounds of an institution or community)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Innermost or essential
Example:
the intimate structure of matter
Synonyms:
inner; internal; intimate
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
intrinsic; intrinsical (belonging to a thing by its very nature)
Context examples:
A syndrome characterized by enlargement of the hands, feet, ears, nose, lips, and tongue, skin thickening and swelling of internal organs.
(Acromegaly, NCI Thesaurus)
The area between the lungs; it contains the thymus, some lymph nodes, and vessels and branches of the internal thoracic artery.
(Anterior mediastinum, NCI Thesaurus)
A system used to deliver internal radiation therapy to breast cancer patients after surgery to remove their cancer.
(Balloon Brachytherapy, NCI Dictionary)
The internal ear; the essential part of the organ of hearing.
(Murine Inner Ear, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A rare disorder characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs.
(Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy, NCI Thesaurus)
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the kidney.
(Nephrology, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Not relating to or affecting the internal organs.
(Non-Visceral, NCI Thesaurus)
A type of cancer that begins in cells that line certain internal organs and produce mucin (the main component of mucus).
(Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, NCI Dictionary)
Dinucleotide repeats are less sensitive than mononucleotide repeats, but provide internal sample control.
(Mononucleotide and Dinucleotide Marker Panel, NCI Thesaurus)
The inferior region of the skull consisting of an internal (cerebral), and an external (basilar) surface.
(Base of the Skull, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
