quad·rant
n 1 : an arc of 90° that is one quarter of a circle 2 : any of the four more or less equivalent segments into which an anatomic structure may be divided by vertical and horizontal partitioning through its midpoint <pain in the lower right of the abdomen> <the left upper of the retina> .
Similar sounding terms: cau·ter·ant
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