| 释义 |
con·cres·cence
\-sən(t)s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin concrescentia, from concrescent-, concrescens (present participle of concrescere) + -ia -y
1.
a. : coalescence especially of particles
b. : increase by the addition of particles — compare assimilation, intussusception 2
2. biology : a growing together : a union or coalescence of parts originally separate; specifically : covergence and fusion of the lateral lips of the blastopore to form the primordium of an embryo |