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growth
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growth
1. Biology the process or act of growing, esp in organisms following assimilation of food
2. Pathology any abnormal tissue, such as a tumour

growth [grōth]
(medicine)
Any abnormal, localized increase in cells, such as a tumor.
(physiology)
Increase in the quantity of metabolically active protoplasm, accompanied by an increase in cell number or cell size, or both.

Growth
acorn
used to symbolize the beginning of growth. [Pop. Culture: Misc.]
mustard seed
kingdom of Heaven thus likened; for phenomenal development. [N.T.: Matthew 13:31–32]


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People with bone growth disorders may have brittle bones or bones that are too long or too short.
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One procedure universally proposed in the course of these visits is ultrasound, an imaging technique used to detect congenital anomalies, multiple gestations, fetal growth disorders, placental abnormalities, and gestational age.
 
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