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Definition of concrescence
1 : increase by the addition of particles
2 : a growing together : coalescence
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Origin and Etymology of concrescence
Latin concrescentia, from concrescent-, concrescens, present participle of concrescere to grow together, from com- + crescere to grow — more at crescent
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con·cres·cence
\kən-ˈkres-ən(t)s, kän-\
Medical Definition of concrescence
: a growing together : coalescence; especially : convergence and fusion of the lateral lips of the blastopore to form the primordium of an embryo
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