See Also: criss-cross(1)(dictionary)
criss-cross(2)(dictionary)
Criss-Cross - Poker(gambling)
perifocal(medicine)
cross(1)(dictionary)
cross(2)(dictionary)
red cross(medicine)
cross-cut(1)(dictionary)
cross(3)(dictionary)
cross-(dictionary)

criss-cross(2) (iou) and perifocal (medicine)


criss-cross(2) (iou)



criss-cross verb trans. & intrans. Also crisscross. E19.
[from CRISS-CROSS noun, adjective, & adverb.]
Mark or work with a criss-cross pattern; move crosswise; cross or intersect repeatedly.
B. Hines Hundreds of knife cuts had criss-crossed the surface into tiny geometrical figures. E. Crispin Power-lines..criss-crossing one another at all angles. S. Sontag The metaphoric uses of TB and cancer crisscross and overlap.

perifocal (medicine)


perifocal


Surrounding a focus; denoting tissues, or the blood that they contain, in the vicinity of an infective focus.