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merisis

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mer⋅i⋅sis

[mer-uh-sis]
–noun Biology.
growth, esp. growth resulting from cell division.
Compare auxesis.


Origin:
1935–40; < Gk meri- (comb. form of merís part, portion) + -sis
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