branchpoint

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noun

The point at which a branch occurs

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Meanings

nounbranchpoint (plural branchpoints)

plural branchpoints

  1. The point at which a branch occurs
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    In c and d’, open arrowheads point to clusters of neurons with FMRF-LIR near the pharynx (stomatogastric ganglia), a closed arrowhead points to a single cell with FMRF-LIR that is anterior to the medial portion of the pharynx, the open arrow indicates the first branchpoint in the anterior enteric nerve (aEN).

    2015 July 11, Néva P Meyer et al., “Nervous system development in lecithotrophic larval and juvenile stages of the annelid Capitella teleta”, in Frontiers in Zoology, volume 12, →DOI

Origin

From branch + point.

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Translations

Spanish punto de ramificación
  • punto de ramificaciónbranchpoint
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APA

branchpoint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branchpoint

MLA

“branchpoint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branchpoint. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “branchpoint,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branchpoint.

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