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Definition of: extern
(eks′tûrn) noun
1. Brit. A pupil who does not live at the school he attends; a day scholar.
2. A member of the house staff of a hospital who does not reside in the institution; opposed to intern. Also ex′terne.
—adjective (ik·stûrn′) Obs. External. [<F externe <L externus outer <ex out]
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