trifurcate

English

Etymology

From Latin trifurcus, from tri- (“three”) + furca (“fork”).

Adjective

trifurcate (not comparable)

  1. Forked, with three tines or points.

Verb

trifurcate (third-person singular simple present trifurcates, present participle trifurcating, simple past and past participle trifurcated)

  1. To divide or fork into three channels or branches.
    • 2022 August 11, Seyho Cem YUCETAS, “THE ANTERIOR ARTERIAL CIRCULATION OF THE BRAIN”, in HEALTH & SCIENCE 2022-II‎[1], volume II, Efe Akademi Yayınları, →ISBN, page 12:
      2. Branches of the insular part; the MCA may usually bifurcate (78%), trifurcate (Russo, 2011) or quadfurcate (10%) here.
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