invärtes

Swedish

Etymology

in +‎ vart. From Old Swedish invärtis, from Middle Low German inwerdes, same as English inwards (“towards the inside”).

Adjective

invärtes

1. internal (pertaining to the inside of the body)

   ej för invärtes bruk

   not for internal use (of medicine not to be eaten, but applied to the skin)

Related terms

• invärtesmedicin

Adverb

invärtes

1. internally (inside the body)

Antonyms

• utvärtes

See also

• inbördes
• inrikes

References

• invärtes in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)