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in⋅growth

[in-grohth]
–noun
1. growth inward.
2. something formed by growth inward.

Origin:
1865–70; in- 1 + growth
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Main Entry: in·growth
Pronunciation: 'in-"grOth
Function: noun
1 : a growing inward (as to fill a void) <ingrowth of cells>
2 : something that grows in or into a space ingrowths>
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ingrowth in·growth (ĭn'grōth')
n.
Something that grows inward or into a part of the body.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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