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English adjective: intrinsic | |||
| 1. | intrinsic belonging to a thing by its very nature | ||
| Samples | Form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing. | ||
| Synonyms | intrinsical | ||
| Similar | built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, inner, integral, internal, intimate | ||
| See also | essential, inalienable, unalienable | ||
| Antonyms | extrinsic | ||
| 2. | intrinsic situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts | ||
| Samples | Intrinsic muscles. | ||
| Similar | internal | ||
| Domain category | anatomy, general anatomy | ||
| Antonyms | external | ||
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