pro·lif·er·a·tion
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Medical Definition of proliferation
1a
: 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
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“Proliferation.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/proliferation. Accessed 24 Jul. 2021.
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