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extroversion

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extroversion /ex·tro·ver·sion/ (eks″tro-ver´zhun)
1. a turning inside out.
2. direction of one's energies and attention outward from the self.

ex·tro·ver·sion or ex·tra·ver·sion (kstr-vûrzhn)
n.
1. A turning inside out, as of an organ or part.
2. Interest in one's environment or in others as opposed to or to the exclusion of oneself.

extroversion
[-vur′zhən]
Etymology: L, extra + vertere, to turn
1 the tendency to direct one's interests and energies toward external values or things outside the self.
2 the state of being totally or primarily concerned with what is outside the self. Also spelled extraversion. Compare introversion.

extroversion [eks″tro-ver´zhun] extraversion;
1. a turning inside out.
2. direction of one's energies and attention outward from the self.

extroversion
(ek´strvur´zhn),
n a tendency of the teeth or other maxillary structures to become situated too far from the median plane.

extroversion
a turning inside out; exstrophy.


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