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outgrowth

outg·rowth

UK/ˈaʊtˌɡroʊθ/ US/ˈaʊˌtɡroʊθ/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

the gradual beginning or coming forth

  • “figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece”
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3.

a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

  • “a bony process”
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Origin

From out- + growth.

Phrases

  • neurite outgrowth
  • neuronal outgrowth

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