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)
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Neuroscientists even call the pattern of growth arborization.
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Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2023
Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1784, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
arborization
noun
ar·bo·ri·za·tion
variants
or British arborisation
: 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
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