单词 | diplocardiac |
释义 | diplocardiac in British English (ˌdɪpləʊˈkɑːdɪˌæk) adjective (of birds and mammals) having a four-chambered heart, which enables two separate circulations and prevents mixing of the arterial and venous blood diplocardiac in American English (ˌdɪpləˈkɑːrdiˌæk) adjective Zoology having the right and left sides of the heart somewhat or completely divided, as in birds and mammals Word origin [1850–55; diplo- + cardiac]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, cloakroom, headhunting, heavyweight, proletariatdiplo- is a combining form meaning “double,” “in pairs,” used in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix diplo- include: diplobacillus, diploblastic, diplodocus, diplophase, diplostemonous |
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