Plural of externe; multiple day students or trainees who attend an institution without boarding there.
From French externe (plural externes), derived from Latin externus. The French plural -es suffix was retained when the term entered specialized English vocabulary.
Many 19th-century hospitals in France filled their clinics with cheap labor: externes who worked full-time for training credit but no salary, leading to significant reforms in medical labor practices.
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