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Definition of Ramification
1. Noun. The act of branching out or dividing into branches.
Generic synonyms: Division
Specialized synonyms: Bifurcation, Trifurcation, Divarication, Fibrillation
Derivative terms: Bifurcate, Bifurcate, Fork, Fork, Ramify, Ramify
2. Noun. A part of a forked or branching shape. "He broke off one of the branches"
Generic synonyms: Subfigure
Group relationships: Forking, Furcation
Specialized synonyms: Bifurcation, Brachium, Crotch, Fork
Derivative terms: Branch, Branchy, Ramify, Ramify
3. Noun. A development that complicates a situation. "The court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
4. Noun. An arrangement of branching parts.
Definition of Ramification
1. n. The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.
Definition of Ramification
1. Noun. (botany anatomy) A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc. ¹
2. Noun. An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation. ¹
3. Noun. (mathematics) An arrangement of branches. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ramification
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ramification
1. 1. The process of branching, or the development or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement. 2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve. 3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications a subject or scheme. 4. The production of branchlike figures. Origin: Cf. F. Ramification. See Ramify. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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