Medical Dictionary

branch

noun \ˈbranch\

Medical Definition of BRANCH

1
:  something that extends from or enters into a main body or source <a branch of an artery>
2
:  an area of knowledge that may be considered apart from related areas <pathology is a branch of medicine>
branch intransitive verb
branched \ˈbrancht\ adjective
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