ram·i·fi·ca·tion 
(răm′ə-fĭ-kāshən)
(răm′ə-fĭ-kāshən)n.
1. A development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement: the ramifications of a court decision.
2.
a. The act or process of branching out or dividing into branches.
b. A subordinate part extending from a main body; a branch.
c. An arrangement of branches or branching parts.