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superselective

superselective adjective: relating to superselection.

Adjective

superselective (not comparable)

  1. Relating to superselection.
  2. Very selective.
    • TACE is the most widely used palliative treatment for unresectable HCC, while superselective intra-arterial chemotherapy with gemcitabine and embolization of tumor-feeding arteries have achieved positive results in unresectable CCA.2015 August 5, Xu-Hua Duan et al., “Intraductal Radiofrequency Ablation Followed by Locoregional Tumor Treatments for Treating Occluded Biliary Stents in Non-Resectable Malignant Biliary Obstruction...

Origin of superselective

From super- + selective.

Questions about superselective

What does superselective mean?
Superselective means relating to superselection.
What part of speech is superselective?
Superselective is an adjective.

Words near superselective in the dictionary

  1. superseiners
  2. superselect
  3. superselected
  4. superselection
  5. superselections
  6. superselective
  7. superselectively
  8. superself
  9. superselfish
  10. supersell
  11. superseller

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