accretionary growth
[ ə-krē′shə-nĕr′ē ]
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n.
Growth resulting from an increase of intercellular material.
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Words nearby accretionary growth
accrescence, accrescent, accrete, accretio cordis, accretion, accretionary growth, accretionary wedge, accretion disk, accretive, Accrington, accroach
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