- Dwelling or residing within.
- Placed or implanted within the body, as a catheter or electrode.
An inner presence, as of a spirit or power.
indwelling
Dictionary:
in·dwell·ing (ĭn'dwĕl'ĭng)  |
adj.
An inner presence, as of a spirit or power.
An inner presence, as of a spirit or power.
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adjective
- Forming an essential element, as arising from the basic structure of an individual: built-in, congenital, connatural, constitutional, elemental, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrained, inherent, innate, intrinsic, native, natural. See be, native/foreign, start/end.
| Veterinary Dictionary: indwelling |
To occupy a space; in surgery, left in position; said particularly of catheters. See also indwelling catheter.
| WordNet: indwelling |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
existing or residing as an inner activating spirit or force or principle
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