bifurcation /bi·fur·ca·tion/ (bi″fer-ka´shun)
bifurcation
bifurcation [bi-fur-ka´shun]
1. a division into two branches.
2. the point at which division into two branches occurs. 
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Carotid bifurcation: the site of division of the common carotid artery into the external and internal carotid arteries.
bi·fur·ca·tion (b  f r-k  shn)n. A division into two branches; a forking. |
bifurcation
[bī′fərkā′shən]
Etymology: L, bis + furca, fork
a splitting into two branches, such as the trachea, which branches into the two bronchi.
bifurcation [bi-fur-ka´shun]
1. a division into two branches, such as a blood vessel, or a tooth that has two roots. 
Bifurcatio aortae (aortic bifurcation), showing the branching of the abdominal aorta into the common iliac arteries, and from there to the internal and external iliac arteries. From Dorland's, 2000.
2. the site of such a division.
bifurcation (bī´furkā´sh
n),n the division of a tooth's roots into two parts or branches.
bifurcation
1. a division into two branches.
2. the point at which division into two branches occurs.
tracheal bifurcation
termination of the trachea, where it divides into two principal bronchi.
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