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Pronunciation / Transliteration: eʃˈtɛɾ.nu
"Este medicamento é apenas para uso externo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Located on, outside, or relating to the outside of something or someone.
"The medicine is strictly for external use and should not be swallowed." - 2
Coming from or relating to an outside source, environment, or agency.
"The company hired an external auditor to review the financial statements."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'externus', stemming from Latin 'exterus' (outward, outside), which is comparative of 'ex' (out of, from). It entered Middle English via Old French in the 15th century, initially denoting physical position on the outside before expanding to abstract and medical contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "External" is said worldwide
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externe
Transliteration: ɛks.tɛʁ
"Cette crème est à usage externe uniquement."
äußerlich
Transliteration: ˈɔɪ̯sɐlɪç
"Dieses Medikament ist nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung bestimmt."
esterno
Transliteration: esˈtɛr.no
"Questo prodotto è solo per uso esterno."
externo
Transliteration: eksˈteɾ.no
"Esta loción es de uso externo exclusivamente."
externo
Transliteration: eʃˈtɛɾ.nu
"Este medicamento é apenas para uso externo."
बाहरी
Transliteration: bahari
"यह दवा केवल बाहरी उपयोग के लिए है।"
外部的
Transliteration: wài bù de
"本品仅供外用。"
외부의
Transliteration: oe-bu-ui
"이 약은 외용으로만 사용해야 합니다."
外用の
Transliteration: gaiyō no
"この薬は外用のみです。"
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