arborization

noun

ar·​bor·​i·​za·​tion ˌär-bə-rə-ˈzā-shən 

: formation of or into an arborescent figure arrangement

also : such a figure or arrangement (such as a dendritic process of a neuron)

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

arborization

noun

ar·​bo·​ri·​za·​tion

variants or British arborisation

ˌär-bə-rə-ˈzā-shən 

: a treelike figure or arrangement of branching parts

especially : a treelike part or process (as a dendrite) of a nerve cell

the terminal arborization of an axon