Medical Dictionary
cross section
noun
Medical Definition of CROSS SECTION
: a cutting or piece of something cut off at right angles to an axis; also : a representation of such a cutting
—cross–sec·tion·al \ˌkrȯ(s)-ˈsek-shnəl, -shən-əl\ adjective
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