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bifid

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bifid /bi·fid/ (bi´fid) cleft into two parts or branches.
bi·fid (bfd)
adj.
Forked or split into two parts.

bifid (bī´fid),
adj divided in two.
bifid tongue,
bifid uvula,
Bifidobacterium
n a genus of anaerobic bacteria containing gram-positive rods of highly variable appearance. Pathogenicity for human beings or for animals has not been reported, although these bacteria have been isolated from the feces of infants and older people.

bifid
cleft into two parts or branches.

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Medical examination revealed a 46, XY male with a small penis and a bifid scrotum with a small testis on each side.
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Findings that suggest intracranial involvement are an enlarged foramen cecum or bifid crista galli.
 
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