bifid (redirected from bifidly)

bifid /bi·fid/ (bi´fid) cleft into two parts or branches.

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bi·fid (bfd)

adj.

Forked or split into two parts.

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bifid

[bī′fid]

Etymology: L, bis + findere to cleave

cleft, or split into two parts, as in the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae.

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bifid (bī´fid),

adj divided in two.

bifid tongue,

n See tongue, bifid.

bifid uvula,

n See uvula, bifid.

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.

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bifid

cleft into two parts or branches.