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aux·e·sis
(ôg-zē'sĭs, ôk-sē'-)
n. Growth resulting from increase in cell size without cell division.
[Greek
auxēsis
,
growth
, from
auxanein
, auxē-
,
to grow
; see
aug-
in Indo-European roots.]
aux·et'ic
(ôg-zět'ĭk)
adj.
,
aux·et'i·cal·ly
adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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