multilocularityn.
/ˌmʌltɪlɒkjᵿˈlarᵻti/, U.S. /ˈˌməltiˌlɑkjəˈlɛrədi/; see also multi- comb. form. Biology and Medicine.
The condition of being multilocular.
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1967 Science 22 Sept. 1449/3 No evidence of multilocularity has been seen in presumptive subscapular adipose cells in the fetal hamster.
1979 Jrnl. Neurosurg. 51 408 In our two cases multilocularity, tenuous encapsulation, and proximity to the brain stem prevented complete primary excision.
1990 Brit. Jrnl. Orthodontics 17 119/2 Some lesions have scalloped margins which give the appearance of multilocularity.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1967- to stretch abroad
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- to stretch one's wings
- to stretch out
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- to stretch out one's legs
- to stretch string
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- to stretch things
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- to strike a a person off or out of
- to strike a bad patch
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- to strike a blow
- to strike a bonanza
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