Extrospective

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Involving extrospection.

    "In short, the physician shifts from proceeding mostly by the extrospective route toward a combined extrospective and introspective approach toward the patient as a whole human being, thus building toward a person to person, doctor-patient relationship."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not introspective; examining what is outside yourself wordnet

Synonyms

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extroverted

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"In short, the physician shifts from proceeding mostly by the extrospective route toward a combined extrospective and introspective approach toward the patient as a whole human being, thus building toward a person to person, doctor-patient relationship."

Etymology

From extrospect + -ive.

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