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
Pituitary Tube.—A remarkable peculiarity of the Cyclostomes lies in the fact that the pituitary ingrowth of ectoderm does not, as in other forms, become involved in the inpushing of ectoderm which forms the buccal cavity.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
An outgrowth of brain substance, on the other hand, forms the retina, while a third process is a lateral ingrowth of connective tissue, which afterwards changes into the vitreous humour of the eye.
From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George
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