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interstitial 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.

interstitial growth
n.
Growth originating in different centers within a structure or an area, characteristic of tissues formed of nonrigid materials.

interstitial growth,
an increase in size by hyperplasia or hypertrophy within the interior of a part or structure that is already formed. Compare appositional growth.


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