external : Idioms & Phrases

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abdominal external oblique muscle

  • noun a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
    abdominal external oblique muscle; musculus obliquus externus abdominis; oblique.
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external angle

  • noun the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon
    exterior angle; external angle.
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External angles

  • noun the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon
    exterior angle; external angle.
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  • . (Geom.) See under Angle.
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external auditory canal

  • noun either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane
    auditory meatus; ear canal; acoustic meatus; auditory canal.
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external body part

  • noun any body part visible externally
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external carotid

  • noun the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head
    external carotid.
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external carotid artery

  • noun the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head
    external carotid.
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external drive

  • noun a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable
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external ear

  • noun the part of the ear visible externally
    outer ear.
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external gill

  • noun occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians
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external iliac artery

  • noun the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; becomes the femoral artery
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external iliac vein

  • noun a continuation of the femoral vein; unites with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein
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external jugular vein

  • noun formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins; empties into the subclavian vein
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external maxillary artery

  • noun an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face
    facial artery; arteria facialis.
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external nasal vein

  • noun one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein
    vena nasalis externa.
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external oblique muscle

  • noun a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
    abdominal external oblique muscle; musculus obliquus externus abdominis; oblique.
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external organ

  • noun an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body
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external orifice

  • noun the orifice through which urine is discharged
    urethral orifice.
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external respiration

  • noun the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
    breathing; respiration; ventilation.
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external storage

  • noun a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer
    secondary storage; auxiliary storage.
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external-combustion engine

  • noun a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy
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