EXCLUSIVELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exclusively mean? 

• EXCLUSIVELY (adverb)
  The adverb EXCLUSIVELY has 1 sense:

1. without any others being included or involved

  Familiarity information: EXCLUSIVELY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXCLUSIVELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without any others being included or involved

Synonyms:

alone; entirely; exclusively; only; solely

Context example:

a privilege granted only to him

Pertainym:

exclusive (not divided or shared with others)

 Context examples 

A rare variant of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor composed predominantly or exclusively of epithelioid cells.

(Epithelioid Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

An inflammatory infiltrate composed exclusively or predominantly of eosinophils.

(Eosinophilic Infiltrate, NCI Thesaurus)

An angiomyolipoma composed exclusively or predominantly by polygonal epithelioid cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm, often associated with cytologic atypia.

(Epithelioid Type Angiomyolipoma, NCI Thesaurus)

ESX, a novel member of the ETS transcription factor family, is a tumor marker exclusively expressed in epithelial cells.

(ESX Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

All other carbons are bound to hydrogen exclusively.

(Fructose, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Dimethylvinyl chloride is exclusively used for research purposes in organic synthesis and in the production of isobutylene compounds.

(Dimethylvinyl Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A variant of cutaneous mastocytosis which is seen almost exclusively in children. (WHO, 2001) — 2003

(Diffuse Cutaneous Mastocytosis, NCI Thesaurus)

BMS-540215 specifically targets and binds strongly to human VEGFR-2, a tyrosine kinase receptor and pro-angiogenic growth factor expressed almost exclusively on vascular endothelial cells.

(Brivanib, NCI Thesaurus)

CD20 is a non-glycosylated cell surface phosphoprotein that is exclusively expressed on B cells during most stages of B cell development and is often overexpressed in B-cell malignancies.

(Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody TL011, NCI Thesaurus)

A teratoma composed exclusively of fully differentiated, 'adult-type' tissue elements that are sometimes arranged in a pattern resembling normal tissue relationships.

(Central Nervous System Mature Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)