internal

adjective

Of or situated on the inside.

Concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state or other political community.

Concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation.

(medicine) Within the body.

(biology) Present or arising within an organism or one of its parts.

Experienced in one's mind; inner rather than expressed.

(pharmacology) Applied or intended for application through the stomach by being swallowed.

Of the inner nature of a thing.

(British, education, of a student) Attending a university as well as taking its examinations.

Roots

interinter- · Latin · between, within

Synonyms for internal

inneradj interioradj inwardadv innermostadj insiden inmostadj intrinsicadj

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Where does internal come from?

The word internal breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root inter-, from Latin inter (“between, within”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.