dividing, separating, branching; branch-like division
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Furcation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A branching like a. fork.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA branching like a. fork.
furcation
\fur*ca"tion\ (?), n. a branching like a. fork.
furcation
n : a division into two or more branches [syn: bifurcation, forking]
Fforchiad = n. furcation, a forking
Ffwrch = n. a furcation
Noun
1. the place where something divides into branches
(synonym) forking
(hypernym) angular shape, angularity
(hyponym) bifurcation
(part-meronym) branch, fork, leg, ramification
(derivation) branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
Furcation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
In dentistry, a furcation defect is a term used to describe bone loss, usually a result of periodontal disease, affecting the base of the root trunk of a tooth where two or more roots meet. The extent and configuration of the defect are factors in both diagnosis and treatment planning.
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