"external cause" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-external cause.ogg Forms: external causes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} external cause (plural external causes)
  1. (medicine) A cause for an effect in a system that is not a constituent of that system, especially causes of personal health problems or death, such as poison, weapon wounds, or accident. Wikipedia link: external cause Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-external_cause-en-noun-9HqMJieG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, sciences

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