Extrinsic
Pronunciation : Ex*trin"sic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. extrinsecus; exter on the outside + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. extrins?que. See Exterior, Second.]
Definition : 1. Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic. The extrinsic aids of education and of artificial culture. I. Taylor.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other partintrinsic.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913