extrinsic

(ĭk-strĭn'sĭk, -zĭk)
adj.

1. Not forming an essential or inherent part of a thing; extraneous.
2. Originating from the outside; external.

[Latin extrīnsecus, from outside : exter, outside; see exterior + -im, adv. suff. + secus, alongside.]

extrinsically ex·trin'si·cal·ly adv.

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adjective

Not part of the essential nature of a thing: alien, extraneous, foreign. See native/foreign.

adj

Definition: foreign
Antonyms: essential, integral, interior, intrinsic, necessary

Outside an organ or body-part.

originating or acting from the outside.
—extrinsically adv.

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Of external origin.

• e. allergic alveolitis — see hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
• e. factor — see extrinsic factor.
• e. incubation period — the period between infection of the arthropod insect vector and the vector's ability to infect the next vertebrate host.
• e. pathway — see coagulation pathways.
• e. protein — see membrane proteins.

adj

Originating outside; not inherent or essential.

For a list of words related to extrinsic, see:

• Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - extrinsic: (adj) external; inessential, not part of

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - udvortes, ydre, udefra kommende

Nederlands (Dutch)
extrinsiek, extern, niet behorend bij, van buiten (komend)

Français (French)
adj. - extrinsèque

Deutsch (German)
adj. - äußerlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άσχετος, επείσακτος, εξωγενής

Italiano (Italian)
estrinseco

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - extrínseco

Русский (Russian)
внешний, несущественный, посторонний

Español (Spanish)
adj. - extrínseco, externo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utanförliggande, yttre

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
外在的, 外表的, 外来的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 外在的, 外表的, 外來的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 외부의, 비본질적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 本質的でない, 外部の, 非本質的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير جوهري, عرضي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זר, חיצוני, לא משתייך, בא מבחוץ‬

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