arborization

arborization definition - medical

ar·bo·ri·za·tion (ärˌbər-ĭ-zāˈshən)

noun
  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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