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auxesis

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auxesis /aux·e·sis/ (awk-se´sis) increase in size of an organism, especially that due to growth of its individual cells rather than an increase in their number.auxet´ic
aux·e·sis (ôg-zss, ôk-s-)
n.
Growth resulting from increase in cell size without cell division.

aux·etic (ôg-ztk) adj.

auxesis
increase in size of an organism, especially that due to growth of its individual cells rather than increase in their number.

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