appositional growth

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growth (grōth)

1. a normal process of increase in size of an organism as a result of accretion of tissue similar to that originally present.

2. an abnormal formation, such as a tumor.

3. the proliferation of cells, as in a bacterial culture.

appositional growth growth by addition at the periphery of a particular part.

interstitial growth that occurring in the interior of structures already formed.

appositional growth

Growth by the addition of new layers on those previously formed, characteristic of tissues formed of rigid materials.

appositional growth,

an increase in size by the addition of new tissue or similar material at the periphery of a particular part or structure, as in the addition of new layers in bone and tooth formation. Compare interstitial growth.

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