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ex·tern
or ex·terne (ĕk′stûrn′)n.
A person associated with but not officially residing in an institution, especially a nonresident physician on a hospital staff.
[Latin externus, external; see external.]
ex′tern·ship′ n.
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extern
(ˈɛkstɜːn; ɪkˈstɜːn) orexterne
n
(Professions) US a person, such as a physician at a hospital, who has an official connection with an institution but does not reside in it
[C16: from Latin externus external]
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ex•tern
(ˈɛk stɜrn)n.
a person connected with an institution but not residing in it, as a doctor at a hospital.
[1525–35; < Latin externus, derivative of exter, exterus (see exterior)]
ex′tern•ship`, n.
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[ˈekstɜːn] N (US) (Med) → externo/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005