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bi·fid
/
ˈbaɪ
fɪd
/
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[
bahy
-fid
]
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adjective
separated or cleft into two equal parts or lobes.
Origin:
1655–65;
<
Latin
bifidus,
equivalent to
bi-
bi-
1
+
fid-
(variant stem of
findere
to split; akin to
bite
) +
-us
adj. suffix
Related forms
bi·fid·i·ty,
noun
bi·fid·ly,
adverb
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bifid
(ˈbaɪfɪd)
—
adj
divided into two lobes by a median cleft:
bifid leaves
[C17: from Latin
bifidus
from
bi-
1
+
-fidus
, from
findere
to split]
bi'fidity
—
n
'bifidly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Medical Dictionary
bifid
bi·fid (bī'fĭd)
adj.
Forked or split into two parts.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Example sentences
The spinous process is short and
bifid
, the two divisions being often of unequal size.
It may be
bifid
, and is sometimes deflected to one or other side.
When
bifid
, the ribs or transverse processes have the branches regularly superposed.
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