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externo

external

adjective eks-TEHR-noh Less Common
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Also means

outside

Usage Note

Externo contrasts with interno and is used in formal and academic contexts (uso externo on medicine labels means 'for external use only'). It also describes a day student at a boarding school (alumno externo) as opposed to a resident student (interno).

Examples

"El medicamento es solo para uso externo."

Natural Translation

The medicine is for external use only.

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