auxesis

[ awg-zee-sis, awk-see- ]

noun

, Biology.

1. growth, especially that resulting from an increase in cell size.

auxesis

/ ɔːɡˈziːsɪs; ɔːkˈsiː- /

noun

1. growth in animal or plant tissues resulting from an increase in cell size without cell division

Word History and Origins

Origin of auxesis¹

1570–80; < Greek: increase, equivalent to auxē- verbid stem of aúxein to increase + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of auxesis¹

C16: via Latin from Greek: increase, from auxein to increase, grow