exophytic /exo·phyt·ic/ (ek″so-fit´ik) growing outward; in oncology, proliferating on the exterior or surface epithelium of an organ or other structure in which the growth originated.
exophytic
exophytic (ek″sofit´ik),
ex·o·phyt·ic ( k s -f t k)adj. Growing outward. Used of a tumor or oral lesion. |
exophytic
[ek′səfit′ik]
Etymology: Gk, exo + phyton, plant
pertaining to the tendency to grow outward, such as a tumor that grows into the lumen of a hollow organ rather than into the wall.
exophytic (ek″sofit´ik),
adj developing externally.
exophytic
growing outward; in oncology, proliferating externally or on the surface epithelium of an organ or other structure in which the growth originated.
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