arborization
(ˌɑːbəraɪˈzeɪʃən)
[n. of action f. next: see -tion.]
The production of a tree-like appearance. a. Min. and Chem. A tree-like formation in the aggregation of crystals, as in dendritic silver ore, or in the markings of agates, etc. b. Anat. A tree-like appearance produced by the distension or injection of capillary vessels.
| 1794 Sullivan View Nat. I. 448 Agates that present arborisations. 1800 Henry Epit. Chem. (1808) 223 A beautiful arborization of reduced silver. 1878 A. Hamilton Nerv. Dis. 77 The internal surface of the dura mater was furrowed by capillary arborization. |