Main Entry: pro·lif·er·a·tion

Pronunciation: \prə-ˌlif-ə-ˈrā-shən\

Function: noun

1 a : rapid and repeated production of new parts or of offspring (as in a mass of cells by a rapid succession of cell divisions) b : a growth so formed
2 : the action, process, or result of increasing by or as if by proliferation