Definition of Intern

1. Noun. An advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience ('houseman' is a British term).


2. Verb. Deprive of freedom. "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West"
Generic synonyms: Confine, Detain
Derivative terms: Internee, Internment, Internment

3. Verb. Work as an intern. "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"
Generic synonyms: Work
Derivative terms: Internist

Definition of Intern

1. a. Internal.

2. v. t. To put for safe keeping in the interior of a place or country; to confine to one locality; as, to intern troops which have fled for refuge to a neutral country.

Definition of Intern

1. to confine during a war [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Intern

1. An person who has graduated from medical school and is engaged in further training at a hospital before practicing medicine. An American term. In the UK, the equivalent pos is that of house officer. (20 Sep 2002)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Intern

intermixes
intermixing
intermixture
intermixtures
intermodal
intermodulation
intermolecular
intermont
intermontane
intermountain
intermural
intermuscular
intermuscular gluteal bursa
intermuscular septum
intern (current term)
intern (current term)
internal
internal
internal-combustion engine
internal-external control
internalisation
internalise
internalised
internalises
internalising
internalities
internality
internalization
internalization
internalize

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