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con·cres·cence | \ kən-ˈkre-sᵊn(t)s 
, kän- \
, kän- \Definition of concrescence
1 : increase by the addition of particles
2 : a growing together : coalescence
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concrescent \ kən-ˈkre-sᵊnt , kän- \ adjective
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concrescence
nouncon·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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The first known use of concrescence was in 1614
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