branchpoint

Etymology

From branch + point.

branchpoint means the point at which a branch occurs. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

The point at which a branch occurs“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).”