Divarication

  • 1Divarication — Di*var i*ca tion, n. [Cf. F. divarication.] 1. A separation into two parts or branches; a forking; a divergence. [1913 Webster] 2. An ambiguity of meaning; a disagreement of difference in opinion. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 3. (Biol.) A… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Divaricatĭon — (v. lat.), die Verästelung der Adern …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 3Divarication — Divarication, lat. deutsch, die Verästelung einer Ader …

    Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • 4divarication — [dī var΄i kā′shən, divar΄i kā′shən] n. 1. a divaricating, or branching 2. a difference of opinion * * * di·var·i·ca·tion (dī văr ĭ kāʹshən, dĭ ) n. 1. The act of divaricating. 2. The point at which branching occurs. 3. A divergence of opinion. *… …

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  • 5divarication — index dichotomy, digression, disassociation, split Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6divarication — [dī var΄i kā′shən, divar΄i kā′shən] n. 1. a divaricating, or branching 2. a difference of opinion …

    English World dictionary

  • 7divarication — SYN: diastasis (1). [L. divaricare, to spread asunder] * * * n. the separation or stretching of bodily structures. Rectus divarication is stretching of the rectus abdominis muscle, a common condition associated with pregnancy or obesity. * * *… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 8divarication — n. the separation or stretching of bodily structures. Rectus divarication is stretching of the rectus abdominis muscle, a common condition associated with pregnancy or obesity …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 9divarication — dvejinimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. bifurcation; divarication; doubling vok. Spaltung, f; Verdoppelung, f; Zweiteilung, f rus. раздвоение, n; удвоение, n pranc. bifurcation, f; dédoublement, m …

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  • 10Divarication of rectus abdominis muscles — The rectus abdominis muscles should meet in the midline at the linea alba. Superior to the umbilicus, some people have a congenital defect that results in a wider gap between them. As a result, when a patient flexes the abdominal muscles as when… …

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