tachyauxesis

noun

tachy·​auxesis

¦takē+

: allometric growth characterized by acceleration of a part in comparison with the body as a whole compare bradyauxesis

tachyauxetic

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tachy- + auxesis

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