noun
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the act of growing inwards
the ingrowth of a toenail
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something that grows inwards
Etymology
Origin of ingrowth
Example Sentences
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Sometimes it takes more than one visit to tackle the problem, especially when the skin can’t be treated due to nail over- and ingrowth.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024
Her father, a college football coach, schooled her in the importance of trimming toenails square to prevent ingrowth, so that’s reason No. 1.
From Washington Post • Jul. 30, 2022
Dermatologist Chris Adigun told us that tools aren’t usually the issue when an ingrowth leaves a patient hobbling.
From Slate • Sep. 24, 2018
Up to the seventh month the pupil is closed by the membrana pupillaris, derived from the capsule of the lens which is part of the mesodermal ingrowth through the choroidal fissure already mentioned.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
The placental decidua serotina is that part of the preceding which is completely transformed by the ingrowth of the chorion-villi, and is used for constructing the placenta.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August
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