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EXTERN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does extern mean?
• EXTERN (noun)
The noun EXTERN has 1 sense:
1. a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
Familiarity information: EXTERN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
extern; medical extern
Hypernyms ("extern" is a kind of...):
doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)
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