concrescence

[ kon-kres-uhns ]

/ kɒnˈkrɛs əns /

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noun Biology.

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

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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 jungle, concrete music, concrete noun, concrete number

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How to use concrescence in a sentence

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
A true concrescence between the two valves seems never to take place.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
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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