From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Government, Medicineinternalin‧ter‧nal /ɪnˈtɜːnl $ -ɜːr-/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまるW2AWL adjective [usually before noun]1PGCOUNTRY/NATIONwithin a particular countrySYN domesticOPP externalWe have no interest in interfering in the internal affairs of other countries.the threat to internal securityinternal markets2IN/INSIDEwithin a company or organization rather than outside itOPP externalThere’s to be an internal inquiry into the whole affair.the internal mail3HBMMinside your bodyOPP externalinternal organs/injuries4IN/INSIDEinside something rather than outsideOPP externalThey’ve knocked down a couple of internal walls.5IN/INSIDEexisting in your mindSYN innerinternal doubts —internally adverbThe matter will be dealt with internally.This medicine must not be taken internally.Examples from the Corpusinternal• Many companies use the program for internalaccountingpurposes.• The internalaffairs of other nations should not be of concern to us.• The US was accused of interfering in the internal affairs of the country.• Each country has the right to control its own internal affairs.• The doctor said they found some signs of internalbleeding.• They took him into the internalcorridor.• an internaldialogue with himself• a computer's internal hard drive• Mrs Jones sufferedseriousinternalinjuries as a result of the accident.• Guest ordered an internalinvestigation into the money transfers.• After the accident, NASAconducted an internal investigation.• an internalmemo• In November the directors wrote an internalmemorandumsuggesting that the company should close down three of its factories.• internalorgans such as the heart or liverinternal security• Calcutta was then beset with unrest, and Hoppy was kept busy on internal security.• He graduated from Moscow University with degrees in psychology and political science and joined the internal security.• The lord lieutenancy was originally devised by the Tudors as a means of internal security.• The second was the problem of internal security.• An initialpreoccupation was co-operation over economicdevelopment, but later priorities were internal security and defence.• The landowners were able to express their views on problems of internal security, foreign affairs, and taxation increases.• Fear of greater threats to internal security, such as open revolts, clearly does not exist.• As the confederation moved toward constitutional government, issues of internal security were found to requirecarefulconsideration.internal organs/injuries• Segmentation is not only shown in the external differentiation of the body but also involves many of the internal organs.• The usualtype of chair puts an enormousstrain on the spine, back muscles and many of the internal organs.• These electricalpulses are then analysed and used to produce detailedpictures of a patient's internal organs.• They ran over Mr Letts and left him lying in the road with serious internal injuries.• Who knows what permanentdisability his little internal organs may be suffering because of our good intentions?• A post-mortemexamination showed he had suffered internal injuries, said a spokesman.• If we look at the internal organs there is not much to distinguish a chimpanzee's heart or liver from our own.• Medicalillustrators keep the Pernkopf Anatomy on their drawing boards for readyreference as they depictobscureinternal organs with computer-generated images.From Longman Business Dictionaryinternalin‧ter‧nal /ɪnˈtɜːnl-ɜːr-/ adjective1within a company or organization, rather than outside itThe bank is holding an internal inquiry into the incident.an internal auditWe have decided to make an internal appointment (=give a particular job to someone who already works for the company).This tray is for internal mail.2within a particular country or area, rather than involving other countriesinternal tradethe European internal marketan internal flightOrigininternal(1400-1500)Medieval Latininternalis, from Latininternus"inward, inside"