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
auxesis,
auxesis [awk-se´sis]
aux·e·sis (ôg-z  s s, ôk-s-)n. Growth resulting from increase in cell size without cell division. aux·et ic (ôg-z tk) adj. |
auxesis,
growth from increase in cell size without cell division. See also hypertrophy.
auxesis [awk-se´sis]
increase in size of an organism, especially that due to growth of its individual cells rather than increase in their number. adj., adj auxet´ic.
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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