Pain on the lateral side of the knee is the most common symptom of iliotibial band syndrome and is due to inflammation of the area where the band crosses back and forth at the femoral epicondyle. Initially, there may be a sensation of stinging or needle-like pricks that are often ignored.
The verb bifurcate comes from the Latin word bifurcus, meaning âtwo-forked.â Bifurcated describes anything that is divided in two: when a road splits into two diverging directions â known as âa fork in the roadâ â the road is bifurcated.
Anything that is divided into two parts can be described as bifurcated. The tips of snakesâ tongues are bifurcated so that they can detect slight differences between scents on their left and right sides while probing the territory ahead. The verb bifurcate comes from the Latin word bifurcus, meaning âtwo-forked.â Bifurcated describes anything that is divided in two: when a road splits into two diverging directions â known as âa fork in the roadâ â the road is bifurcated. The human brain is often described as bifurcated because the right hemisphere controls movement of the left side of the body while he left hemisphere controls most language and movement of the right side of the body.