Extrinsic, a.
Etymology: [L. extrinsecus; exter on the outside + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. extrinsèque. See Exterior, Second.]
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.)
Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other partintrinsic.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists extrinsic only as an antonym, under inherent.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given