extern Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
    medical extern.

WordNet

Ex*tern" adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. externe. See External.
Definitions
  1. External; outward; not inherent. Obs. Shak.
Ex*tern" noun
Etymology
Cf. F. externe.
Definitions
  1. A pupil in a seminary who lives without its walls; a day scholar.
  2. Outward form or part; exterior. R.

Webster 1913