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arborization

[ahr-ber-uh-zey-shuh n]
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noun

a treelike appearance, as in certain minerals or fossils.
Anatomy. the branchlike appearance characteristic of certain nerve-cell outgrowths.

Origin of arborization

First recorded in 1785–95; arbor3 + -ization
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Historical Examples of arborization

  • The arborization of the metal as it spreads out from the main shaft of the hinge is beautifully decorative in effect.

    The Thirteenth

    James J. Walsh

British Dictionary definitions for arborization

arborization

arborisation

noun

a branching treelike appearance in certain fossils and minerals
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arborization in Medicine

arborization

[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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