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
Medical Dictionary
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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