Letter E

Extrinsic

1. Not an essential or inherent part of a something such as a structure. 2. Coming from the outside.

Extrinsic forces can mold the head before birth. From the Latin extrinsecus meaning from outside.

The opposite of extrinsic is intrinsic

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