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trifurcation
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trifurcation /tri·fur·ca·tion/ (tri″fur-ka´shun) division, or the site of separation, into three branches.
tri·fur·ca·tion (trfr-kshn)
n.
A division into three branches.

tri·furcate v.

trifurcation
[-furkā′shən]
Etymology: Gk, treis, three; L, furca, fork
pertaining to a vessel or other structure with three branches.

trifurcation [tri″fer-ka´shun]
1. division into three branches or parts, such as blood vessels, or teeth that have three roots.
2. the site of such division.

trifurcation,
n division into three parts or branches, as the three roots of a maxillary first molar.

trifurcation
division or the site of separation into three branches.


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