bər noun
1.
a treelike appearance, as in certain minerals or fossils.
2.
Anatomy. the branchlike appearance characteristic of certain nerve-cell outgrowths.
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| a branching treelike appearance in certain fossils and minerals | |
| arborisation or arborisation | |
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Arborization
is always a great word to know.
So is umbilical cord. Does it mean:
| the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist |
| a cord connecting the embryo or fetus with the placenta of the mother and transporting nourishment from the mother and wastes from the fetus |
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arborization ar·bo·ri·za·tion (är'bər-ĭ-zā'shən)
n.
The treelike terminal branching of nerve fibers or blood vessels.
The leaflike pattern formed under certain conditions by a dried smear of cervical mucus.
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