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ARBORIZATION

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ar⋅bor⋅i⋅za⋅tion

  [ahr-ber-uh-zey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. a treelike appearance, as in certain minerals or fossils.
2. Anatomy. the branchlike appearance characteristic of certain nerve-cell outgrowths.
Origin:
1785–95; arbor 3 + -ization
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ar·bo·ri·za·tion   (är'bər-ĭ-zā'shən)   
n.  

  1. A branching, treelike shape or arrangement, as that of the dendrite of a nerve cell.

  2. The formation of a treelike shape or arrangement.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ar·bo·ri·za·tion
Variant: or British ar·bo·ri·sa·tion /"är-b&-r&-'zA-sh&n/
Function: noun
: a treelike figure or arrangement of branching parts; especially : a treelike part or process (as a dendrite) of a nerve cell arborization of an axon>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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arborization ar·bo·ri·za·tion (är'bər-ĭ-zā'shən)
n.

  1. The treelike terminal branching of nerve fibers or blood vessels.

  2. The leaflike pattern formed under certain conditions by a dried smear of cervical mucus.

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