concrescence

[ kon-kres-uhns ]

/ kɒnˈkrɛs əns /

noun Biology.

a growing together, as of tissue or embryonic parts; coalescence.

Origin of concrescence

1600–10; <Latin concrēscentia, equivalent to concrēscent- (stem of concrēscēns, present participle of concrēscere to harden, set; see con-, crescent) + -ia-ia; see -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM concrescence

con·cres·cent, adjective

Words nearby concrescence

Concordia, concorporate, concours, concours d'élégance, concourse, concrescence, concrete, concrete music, concrete noun, concrete number, concrete poet

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Example sentences from the Web for concrescence

In the embryos of higher Vertebrates it closes in the centre, the point of concrescence forming the tympanic membrane.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, June 1893|Various
Concrescence, kon-kres′ens, n. increment: a growing together of cells or other organisms.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
The Cephalopoda are mainly characterized by the concrescence of the foot and head.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for concrescence

concrescence

/ (kənˈkrɛsəns) /

noun

biology a growing together of initially separate parts or organs

Derived forms of concrescence

concrescent, adjective

Word Origin for concrescence

C17: from Latin concrēscentia, from concrēscere to grow together, from crēscere to grow; see crescent

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Medical definitions for concrescence

concrescence

[ kən-krĕs′əns ]

n.

The growing together of separate parts.coalescence

单词	concrescence
释义	concrescence [ kon-kres-uhns ] / kɒnˈkrɛs əns / noun Biology. a growing together, as of tissue or embryonic parts; coalescence. Origin of concrescence 1600–10; <Latin concrēscentia, equivalent to concrēscent- (stem of concrēscēns, present participle of concrēscere to harden, set; see con-, crescent) + -ia-ia; see -ence OTHER WORDS FROM concrescence con·cres·cent, adjective Words nearby concrescence Concordia, concorporate, concours, concours d'élégance, concourse, concrescence, concrete, concrete music, concrete noun, concrete number, concrete poet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for concrescence In the embryos of higher Vertebrates it closes in the centre, the point of concrescence forming the tympanic membrane. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, June 1893\|Various Concrescence, kon-kres′ens, n. increment: a growing together of cells or other organisms. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various The Cephalopoda are mainly characterized by the concrescence of the foot and head. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6\|Various British Dictionary definitions for concrescence concrescence / (kənˈkrɛsəns) / noun biology a growing together of initially separate parts or organs Derived forms of concrescence concrescent, adjective Word Origin for concrescence C17: from Latin concrēscentia, from concrēscere to grow together, from crēscere to grow; see crescent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for concrescence concrescence [ kən-krĕs′əns ] n. The growing together of separate parts.coalescence The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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