external use

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• for external use — phrase if a medicine is for external use, it is intended to be used on the outside of your body only and must not be swallowed Thesaurus: words used to describe medical treatments, appliances and medicineshyponym Main entry: external …   Useful english dictionary

• for external use — if a medicine is for external use, it is intended to be used on the outside of your body only and must not be swallowed …   English dictionary

• external — [ek stʉr′nəl, ikstʉr′nəl] adj. [ME < L externus, outward, external < exter, exterus, on the outside, compar. form < ex, out of (see EX 1) + AL] 1. on or having to do with the outside; outer; exterior 2. on, or for use on, the outside of… …   English World dictionary

• use — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 using; being used ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extensive, great, heavy, liberal ▪ full, maximum ▪ He made …   Collocations dictionary

• external — adjective 1 connected with the outside of a surface or body: The external walls were in need of repair. | for external use (=medicine that is for external use must be put on your skin and not swallowed) 2 coming from outside a particular place or …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• external — ex|ter|nal [ ık stɜrnl ] adjective *** 1. ) coming from outside a place or organization: sources of external financing a bureaucracy that is too vulnerable to external pressure a ) involving countries other than your own: the commissioner for… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• external — [[t]ɪkstɜ͟ː(r)n(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n External is used to indicate that something is on the outside of a surface or body, or that it exists, happens, or comes from outside. ...a much reduced heat loss through external walls. ...internal and… …   English dictionary

• external — ex|ter|nal W2 [ıkˈstə:nl US ə:r ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(outside part)¦ 2¦(effect)¦ 3¦(organization)¦ 4¦(foreign)¦ 5¦(independent)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: externus, from exter on the outside , from ex out ] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• external — I. adjective Etymology: Latin externus external, from exter more at exterior Date: 1542 1. a. capable of being perceived outwardly < external signs of a disease > b. (1) having merely the outward appearance of something ; superficia …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• external — externally, adv. /ik sterr nl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the outside or outer part; outer: an external surface. 2. Med. to be applied to the outside of a body, as a remedy: for external use only. 3. situated or being outside something; acting… …   Universalium

• external */*/*/ — UK [ɪkˈstɜː(r)n(ə)l] / US [ɪkˈstɜrn(ə)l] adjective 1) coming from outside a place or organization sources of external financing a bureaucracy that is too vulnerable to external pressure a) British coming from outside a particular school or… …   English dictionary