Dictionary![]() ![]() in•ter•nalPronunciation: (in-tûr'nl), [key] —adj. 1. situated or existing in the interior of something; interior. 2. of, pertaining to, or noting the inside or inner part. 3. Pharm.oral (def. 4). 4. existing, occurring, or found within the limits or scope of something; intrinsic: a theory having internal logic. 5. of or pertaining to the domestic affairs of a country: the internal politics of a nation. 6. existing solely within the individual mind: internal malaise. 7. coming from, produced, or motivated by the psyche or inner recesses of the mind; subjective: an internal response. 8. Anat., Zool.inner; not superficial; away from the surface or next to the axis of the body or of a part: the internal carotid artery. 9. present or occurring within an organism or one of its parts: an internal organ. —n. 1. Usually, internals. entrails; innards. 2. an inner or intrinsic attribute. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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