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bifurcate

 [bi-fur´kāt]
divided into two branches.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

bi·fur·cate

, bifurcated (bī-fŭr'kāt, -kā-ted),
Forked; two-pronged; having two branches.
[bi- + L. furca, fork]
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bifurcate

adjective Forked; divided into 2 branches.
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bi·fur·cate

, bifurcated (bī'fŭr-kāt, -kā-tĕd)
Forked; two-pronged; having two branches.
[bi- + L. furca, fork]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

bi·fur·cate

, bifurcated (bī'fŭr-kāt, -kā-tĕd)
Forked; two-pronged; having two branches.
[bi- + L. furca, fork]
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