also  bi*valved  adj :  having or consisting of two corresponding movable pieces suggesting the shells of mollusks <a speculum> 
, vt, bi*valved  bi*valv*ing  :  to split (a cast) along one or two sides (as to renew surgical dressings or to restore circulation) .
 
 
 
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