Extrinsic1. (a.) External; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic; as issues extrinsic to the real matter.
2. (a.) Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other part/ -- said of certain groups of muscles. Opposed to intrinsic.
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