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.
mass noun. 1The division of something into two branches or parts. âthe bifurcation of the professionâ. âSo we see bifurcation between classical languages used by the former, such as Persian, Sanskrit and English, and the regional languages and dialects that the common folk used.â. âWe reject the habitual bifurcation of the researcher's image into âthe economistâ and âthe sociologist.ââ.