outgrowth
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- noun
- /ˈaʊtˌɡroʊθ/
- Specialized
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crecimiento
- Verhaegen (1993) reported that some Neanderthal and Homo erectus skulls have these outgrowths.
- a natural outgrowth
Examples
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Beetle horns are massive, solid, three-dimensional outgrowths that often severely transform the shape of their bearer (Figure 1; Arrow 1951, Mizunuma 1999).
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An outgrowth of adherent cells from the tissue explants was observed after one week of attachment.
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The thyroid gland begins to develop during the 3rd week of fetal life as a median outgrowth from the floor of the primitive pharynx.
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During the sixth week of embryonic life, the thymus begins its development as two bilateral outgrowths from the third pharyngeal pouch.
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The styloid process is a bony outgrowth of the temporal bone that extends, by means of the styloid ligament, toward the lesser cornu of the hyoid bone.
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The thyroid gland begins to develop during the 3rd week of fetal life as a median outgrowth from the floor of the primitive pharynx.
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Beneath the black mangroves are dozens of slender, woody, straw-shaped outgrowths from the root system.
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During the sixth week of embryonic life, the thymus begins its development as two bilateral outgrowths from the third pharyngeal pouch.
Synonyms
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6.2
A part attached to something larger, like a limb on an animal or a small group added to an organization
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A natural part that sticks out from a bone or plant
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A structure with many branches like a tree
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A part that sticks out from a surface like a rock or bone
A new branch that grows from the main stem of a plant
A small natural growth on a plant surface like a tiny leaf
A small soft growth on animals and plants, like a bird's wattle or a seed base
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word outgrowth comes from the parts out- ('out') and growth ('something that grows'), so imagine a new shoot, branch, or small bony bump growing 'out' of a plant or body, and that's why it means a natural extension or projection.