- diplocardiac
- dip·lo·car·di·ac -'kärd-ē-.ak adj having the heart completely divided so that one side is systemic and the other is pulmonary
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diplocardiac
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Diplocardiac — Dip lo*car di*ac, a. [Gr. ? double + E. cardiac.] (Anat.) Having the heart completely divided or double, one side systemic, the other pulmonary. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diplocardiac — /dip leuh kahr dee ak /, adj. Zool. having the right and left sides of the heart somewhat or completely divided, as in birds and mammals. [1850 55; DIPLO + CARDIAC] * * * … Universalium
diplocardiac — dip·lo·car·di·ac … English syllables
diplocardiac — /dɪploʊˈkadiæk/ (say diploh kahdeeak) adjective relating to a heart, divided into two separated sides, one pumping venous blood to the lungs and the other the freshly oxygenated blood from the lungs to the other parts of the body, as in birds and …
diplocardiac — |diplō|kärdēˌak adjective Etymology: dipl + cardiac (from Greek kardia) more at heart : having the heart completely divided so that one side is systemic and the other is pulmonary * * * /dip leuh kahr dee ak /, adj. Zool. having the right and… … Useful english dictionary
diplo- — a word element referring to pairs, doubles, as in diplocardiac. Also, (before vowels), dipl . {Greek, combining form of diploos twofold} …
