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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
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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
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-krĕsəns ]

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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