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CROSS-SECTIONAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length
Example:
cross-section views of the neck
Synonyms:
cross-section; cross-sectional
Classified under:
Similar:
crosswise (lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction)
Derivation:
cross section (a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to a cross section
Example:
a cross-sectional slice
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cross section (a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis)
Derivation:
cross section (a sample meant to be representative of a whole population)
Context examples:
Prospective, nonrandomized, controlled trials; prospective cohort studies; prospective case series; and cross-sectional studies.
(Level of Evidence II, NCI Dictionary)
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