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intercalary

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intercalary /in·ter·ca·lary/ (in-ter´kah-lar″e), intercalated (in-ter-kah-la´ted) inserted between; interposed.
in·ter·ca·lar·y (n-tûrk-lr, ntr-kl-r)
adj.
Occurring between two others, as an upstroke between two normal pulse beats in a pulse tracing.

intercalary
[intur′kəler′ē, in′tərkal′ərē]
Etymology: L, intercalare, to insert
occurring between two others, such as the absence of the middle part of a bone with the proximal and the distal parts present.

intercalary
inserted between; interposed.


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