* * *
ram·i·fi·ca·tion .ram-ə-fə-'kā-shən n
1) the act or process of branching specif the mode of arrangement of branches
2) a branch or offshoot from a main stock or channel <the \ramification of an artery> also the resulting branched structure <make visible the whole \ramification of the dendrite>
* * *
ram·i·fi·ca·tion (ram″ĭ-fĭ-kaґshən) [ramus + L. facere to make] 1. distribution in branches. 2. a branch or set of branches. 3. the manner of branching.Medical dictionary. 2011.