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auxesis

auxesis

9.9
Growth when cells get larger but do not divide
  • noun
  • /ɔːˈzɛsɪs/
  • Specialized
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  • The auxesis of the plant cells allowed them to grow larger despite a lack of division.

Examples

  • In the experiment, auxesis resulted in the significant enlargement of the cell samples over time.

  • Scientists studied the auxesis process to understand how certain organisms adapt to their environment.

  • Book I: The Rise of the Mother Auxesis by Warren Pittman.

    Blog text (30)

  • Taylor, on the other hand, prefers to see bomphiologia as a kind of hyperbole similar to auxesis (79-80).

    Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

hypertrophy
vsauxesis
  • Specialized
3 8.6

An unusual increase in the size of a body part or organ because its cells get bigger

is a neutral term that does not imply abnormality

Antonyms

atrophy
  • Specialized
12 8.5

A gradual loss of muscle or body tissue from not being used

Surface Forms

auxesis singular
auxesises plural

Etymology

Auxesis comes from the Greek root aux-, which means 'increase' or 'grow', and you can see the same root in the plant term auxin. So auxesis describes growth by cells getting larger rather than by dividing.