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in⋅grow⋅ing

[in-groh-ing]
–adjective
1. growing into the flesh: an ingrowing nail.
2. growing within or inward.

Origin:
1865–70; in- 1 + growing
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in·grow·ing   (ĭn'grō'ĭng)   
adj.  Growing inward or into, especially into the flesh.
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Main Entry: in·grow·ing
Pronunciation: 'in-"grO-i[ng]
Function: adjective
: growing or tending inward : INGROWN <ingrowing hairs>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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ingrowing in·grow·ing (ĭn'grō'ĭng)
adj.
Growing inward or into a part of the body, especially into the flesh.

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