concrescence

[ kon-kres-uhns ]

noun

, Biology.

1. a growing together, as of tissue or embryonic parts; coalescence.

concrescence

/ kənˈkrɛsəns /

noun

1. biology a growing together of initially separate parts or organs

Derived Forms

• conˈcrescent, adjective

Other Words From

• con·crescent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of concrescence¹

1600–10; < Latin concrēscentia, equivalent to concrēscent- (stem of concrēscēns, present participle of concrēscere to harden, set; con-, crescent ) + -ia -ia; -ence

Word History and Origins

Origin of concrescence¹

C17: from Latin concrēscentia, from concrēscere to grow together, from crēscere to grow; see crescent

Example Sentences

In the embryos of higher Vertebrates it closes in the centre, the point of concrescence forming the tympanic membrane.

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A true concrescence between the two valves seems never to take place.

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Concrescence, kon-kres′ens, n. increment: a growing together of cells or other organisms.

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The Cephalopoda are mainly characterized by the concrescence of the foot and head.

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