Definitions for concrescence

concrescence con·cres·cence

Spelling: [kon-kres-uh ns]
IPA: /kɒnˈkrɛs əns/

Concrescence is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 26 points.

You can make 221 anagrams from letters in concrescence (cccceeennors).

Definitions for concrescence

noun

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

Origin of concrescence

1600-10; Latin concrēscentia, equivalent to concrēscent- (stem of concrēscēns, present participle of concrēscere to harden, set; see con-, cre

Examples for concrescence

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

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

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

Word Value for concrescence
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