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Definition of segmental
1 : of, relating to, or having the form of a segment and especially the sector of a circle segmental fanlight
2 : of, relating to, or composed of somites or metameres : metameric
3a : divided into segments segmental knowledgeb : partial, incompletec : resulting from segmentation
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In 2014, Franti's son, Ade, was diagnosed with Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a disease that left him with only 50 percent function in his kidneys.
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First Known Use of segmental
1816
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segmental
playMedical Definition of segmental
1a: of, relating to, or having the form of a segmentb: situated in, affecting, or performed on a segment a segmental pancreas transplant using only the lower third of the organ segmental versus total mastectomy
2: of, relating to, or composed of somites or metameres : metameric
3: divided into segments
4: resulting from segmentation
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