Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In iron ship-building, (worked or fitted) in intercostal pieces.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
intercostal way.
Etymologies
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intercostal + -ly
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Examples
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Slide 171: Transsplenic View of the Tail of the Pancreas in Longitudinal Sections 161 50 61 The tail of the pancreas is scanned intercostally through the spleen.
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Slide 171: Transsplenic View of the Tail of the Pancreas in Longitudinal Sections 161 50 61 The tail of the pancreas is scanned intercostally through the spleen.
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