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di·chot·o·mous dī-'kät-ə-məsalso də- adj dividing into two parts <\dichotomous branching>
di·chot·o·mous·ly adv
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di·chot·o·mous (di-kotґə-məs) pertaining to or characterized by a dichotomy of parts or sections.Medical dictionary. 2011.