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1. Belonging to a thing by its very nature
   "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"
   - intrinsical
    
2. Situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts
   "intrinsic muscles"

See also: built-in, constitutional, essential, inalienable, inbuilt, inherent, inner, integral, internal, intimate, intrinsically, unalienable

Antonym: extrinsic

Encyclopedia: Intrinsic