[1955–60; bi-1 + -centric]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, geodesic dome, life-support, rollout, softwarebi- is a combining form meaning “twice,” “two,” used in the formation of compound words.Other words that use the affix bi- include: bilateral, bilingual, bimodal, bipolar, bivalent; -centric is a combining form with the meanings “having a center or centers” of the specifiednumber or kind (polycentric), or “centered upon, focused around” that named by the first element (ethnocentric; heliocentric)
Examples of 'bicentric' in a sentence
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A cross-sectional bicentric observational study was performed including outpatients addressed for vascular examination.
Guillaume Mahe, Emmanuelle Comets, Aziz Nouni, François Paillard, Caroline Dourmap,Alexis Le Faucheur, Vincent Jaquinandi 2017, 'A minimal resting time of 25 min is needed before measuring stabilized blood pressurein subjects addressed for vascular investigations', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-12775-9. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Eleven eyes were included in this retrospective bicentric study.
Sylvia Nghiem-Buffet, Agnès Glacet-Bernard, Manar Addou-Regnard, Eric H. Souied, SalomonY. Cohen, Audrey Giocanti-Auregan 2018, 'Extended Injection Intervals after Switching from Ranibizumab to Aflibercept in MacularEdema due to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion', Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8656495. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A bicentric bipolar hip prosthesis was used as an implant for various conditions of the hip.
Anil Kumar Rai, Saurabh Singh, Vinay Kumaraswamy, G N Khare, Vinit Yadav, Rakesh Agarwal 2011, 'Bicentric bipolar hip prosthesis: A radiological study of movement at the interprostheticjoint', Indian Journal of Orthopaedicshttp://www.ijoonline.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5413;year=2011;volume=45;issue=6;spage=508;epage=513;aulast=Rai. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)