concrescence
[ kon-kres-uh ns ]
/ kɒnˈkrɛs əns /
noun Biology.
a growing together, as of tissue or embryonic parts; coalescence.
Origin of concrescence
OTHER WORDS FROM concrescence
con·cres·cent, adjectiveWords nearby concrescence
concordia,
concorporate,
concours,
concours d'élégance,
concourse,
concrescence,
concrete,
concrete mixer,
concrete music,
concrete noun,
concrete number
Example sentences from the Web for concrescence
In the embryos of higher Vertebrates it closes in the centre, the point of concrescence forming the tympanic membrane.
Concrescence, kon-kres′ens, n. increment: a growing together of cells or other organisms.
The Cephalopoda are mainly characterized by the concrescence of the foot and head.
British Dictionary definitions for concrescence
concrescence
/ (kənˈkrɛsəns) /
noun
biology
a growing together of initially separate parts or organs
Derived forms of concrescence
concrescent, adjectiveWord Origin for concrescence
C17: from Latin
concrēscentia, from
concrēscere to grow together, from
crēscere to grow; see
crescent
Medical definitions for concrescence
concrescence
[ kən-krĕs′əns ]
n.
The growing together of separate parts.
coalescence