分岐点的英文：
bifurcation

Drainage was to the north and individual channels bifurcate in that direction
整个水系向北排水，各个河道朝该方向分叉。

A fluid may flow through a maze of tiny channels, bifurcating and recombining randomly.
流体可以经过很小的、完全随机地分开又重新结合的，错综复杂的渠道而流动。

The point at which branching of the graph occurs is called a bifurcation point and corresponds to a critical value of the load
图上发生分叉处的点叫分支点，它相当于荷载的临界值。

while neurilemmoma of the brachial plexus lies below the carotid bifurcation,and posterior or posterolateral to the anterior scalene muscle. The transverse cervical artery which crosses the anterior scalene muscle covers the part of the tumor and lies superficially.
而臂丛神经鞘瘤位于颈动脉分叉水平以下 ,紧贴前斜角肌后或后外方 ,颈横动脉横跨前斜角肌表面向肿瘤未被肌肉覆盖部分的浅面走行。