overgrowth
pronunciation
How to pronounce overgrowth in British English:
UK [ˈəʊvəgrəʊθ]
How to pronounce overgrowth in American English:
US [ˈoʊvərgroʊθ]
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- Noun:
- excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
- a profusion of growth on or over something else
Word Origin
- overgrowth (n.)
- c. 1600, from over- + growth. Also see overgrown.
Example
- 1. Overgrowth of the femur after fracture in children .
- 2. Progress in research on the pathogenesis of drug-induced gingival overgrowth .
- 3. That observation raised the possibility that the protein is a natural defense against connective-tissue overgrowth , says feghali-bostwick .
- 4. Breast cysts develop when an overgrowth of glands and connective tissue ( fibrocystic changes ) block milk ducts , causing them to dilate and fill with fluid .
- 5. Rulers restored economic balance and social order by intervening to annul the overgrowth of unpayable debts .