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ingrowing

[ in-groh-ing ]
/ ˈɪnˌgroʊ ɪŋ /
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adjective
growing into the flesh: an ingrowing nail.
growing within or inward.
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Origin of ingrowing

First recorded in 1865–70; in-1 + growing
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British Dictionary definitions for ingrowing

ingrowing
/ (ˈɪnˌɡrəʊɪŋ) /

adjective
(esp of a toenail) growing abnormally into the flesh
growing within or into
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