intraneous

adjective

in·​tra·​ne·​ous

(ˈ)in‧¦trānēəs,

ən‧ˈt-

: being or growing within an area : internal

—opposed to extraneous

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin intraneus, from Latin intra within

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