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downgrowth
[ doun-grohth ]
noun
- something that grows or has grown in a downward direction:
The posterior pituitary is a downgrowth of the brain.
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Origin of downgrowth1
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Example Sentences
This owes its origin to a downgrowth of the anterior horns of the cord on each side of the middle line.
From Project Gutenberg
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