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ram⋅i⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion

  [ram-uh-fi-key-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of ramifying.
2. a branch: ramifications of a nerve.
3. a related or derived subject, problem, etc.; outgrowth; consequence; implication: The new tax law proved to have many ramifications unforeseen by the lawmakers.
4. Botany.
a. a structure formed of branches.
b. a configuration of branching parts.
Origin:
1670–80; < MF < ML rāmificāt(us) (ptp. of rāmificāre to ramify ) + MF -ion -ion
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ram·i·fi·ca·tion   (rām'ə-fĭ-kā'shən)   
n.  

  1. A development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement: the ramifications of a court decision.

    1. The act or process of branching out or dividing into branches.

    2. A subordinate part extending from a main body; a branch.

    3. An arrangement of branches or branching parts.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ram·i·fi·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "ram-&-f&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process ofbranching; specifically : the mode of arrangement of branches
2 : a branch or offshoot from a main stock or channel ramification of an artery>;also : the resulting branched structure ramification of the dendrite>
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ramification ram·i·fi·ca·tion (rām'ə-fĭ-kā'shən)
n.
A branching shape or arrangement.

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