ingrowth
Origin of ingrowth
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How to use ingrowth in a sentence
It begins to form early in the embryo life as an epithelial ingrowth from the throat, and extends from the neck into the chest.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisIn Osseous Fish there appears to be no doubt that the floor is largely formed by an ingrowth of this kind.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe same ingrowth causes the obliteration of the segmentation cavity.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourIn these instances there is no commencement of an ingrowth in the manner supposed for meroblastic ova.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourBut even in stage B there are beginnings of a cellular ventral wall derived from an ingrowth of cells from the two sides.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for ingrowth
/ (ˈɪnˌɡrəʊθ) /
the act of growing inwards: the ingrowth of a toenail
something that grows inwards
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