bipartite

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bi·par·tite | \ (ˌ)bī-ˈpär-ˌtīt

Definition of bipartite

1a : being in two parts

b : having a correspondent part for each of two parties

c : shared by two

2 : divided into two parts almost to the base a bipartite leaf

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Bipartite and Medicine

Usually a technical word, bipartite is common in medicine and biology. A bipartite patella, for example, is a split kneecap; many people are born with them. Many creatures have a bipartite life cycle, living life in two very distinct forms. As one example, the velella begins life as a creature that travels with thousands of others in the form of a kind of sailboat, blown across the ocean's surface with the wind; only later does each velella turn into a tiny jellyfish.

Examples of bipartite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What the Jewish People needed, Isaac thought, was bipartite leadership. — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Nov. 2021 In the last week, the team has shut down sluggers Shohei Ohtani (surgery to address bipartite patella in his left knee), Justin Upton (patellar tendinitis in his right knee) and Mike Trout (Morton’s neuroma in his right foot). — Maria Torres, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2019

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