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EXCLUSIVELY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without any others being included or involved
Example:
a privilege granted only to him
Synonyms:
alone; entirely; exclusively; only; solely
Classified under:
Pertainym:
exclusive (not divided or shared with others)
Context examples:
A WHO grade I large cystic tumor that occurs almost exclusively in infants, with a prominent desmoplastic stroma having a neuroepithelial population consisting mainly of neoplastic astrocytes.
(Desmoplastic Infantile Astrocytoma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)
Dianisidine is used exclusively as an intermediate for the production of dyes and pigments.
(Dianisidine, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in cellular growth regulation and is expressed exclusively in the nervous system.
(MT3 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Salivary glands that produce and secrete a saliva made up exclusively of mucous.
(Mucous Salivary Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
A teratoma that arises from the ovary and is characterized by the presence of tissues derived exclusively from one embryonic germ cell layer.
(Ovarian Monodermal Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A representative example is struma ovarii which is a teratoma composed exclusively or predominantly of thyroid tissue.
(Ovarian Monodermal and Highly Specialized Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It occurs almost exclusively in women.
(Pancreatic Mucinous Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-invasive or invasive cystic epithelial neoplasm that affects almost exclusively females.
(Pancreatic Mucinous-Cystic Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
It refers almost exclusively to skin photosensitivity, including sunburn, reactions due to repeated prolonged exposure in the absence of photosensitizing factors, and reactions requiring photosensitizing factors such as photosensitizing agents and certain diseases.
(Photodermatitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
An epithelial hyperplasia of the oral cavity mucosa associated with Epstein-Barr virus and found almost exclusively in persons with HIV infection.
(Oral Cavity Hairy Leukoplakia, NCI Thesaurus)
