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exophytic

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Main Entry: exo·phyt·ic
Pronunciation: "ek-sO-'fit-ik
Function: adjective
: tending to grow outward beyond the surface epithelium from which itoriginates —used of tumors; —compare ENDOPHYTIC
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exophytic ex·o·phyt·ic (ěk'sə-fĭt'ĭk)
adj.
Growing outward. Used of a tumor or an oral lesion.

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