ingrowth

[ in-grohth ]

noun
  1. growth inward.

  2. something formed by growth inward.

Origin of ingrowth

1
First recorded in 1865–70; in-1 + growth

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British Dictionary definitions for ingrowth

ingrowth

/ (ˈɪnˌɡrəʊθ) /


noun
  1. the act of growing inwards: the ingrowth of a toenail

  2. something that grows inwards

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