- heterauxesis
- het·er·aux·e·sis (het″ər-awk-zeґsis) [heter- + auxesis] disproportionate growth of a part in relation to another part.
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heterauxesis
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Heterauxesis — Het e*raux*e sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the other + ? growth.] (Bot.) Unequal growth of a cell, or of a part of a plant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heterauxesis — n. [Gr. heteros, different; auxesis, growth] Disproportionate growth of a structure in relation to the rest of the body; heterogonic or allometric growth; see bradyauxesis, isauxesis, tachyauxesis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
heterauxesis — het·er·auxesis … English syllables
heterauxesis — … Useful english dictionary
allometric growth — The growth rate of one part of an organism differing from that of another part or of the body as a whole; see heterauxesis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
bradyauxesis — n. [Gr. bradys, slow; auxesis, growth] A form of heterauxesis in which the growth process of a part is less than that of the whole; see isauxesis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
isauxesis — n. [Gr. isos, equal; auxesis, growth] Equality in growth; isometry; see bradyauxesis, heterauxesis, tachyauxesis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
tachyauxesis — Type of growth in which a part grows more rapidly than the whole. [tachy + G. auxo, to increase] * * * tachy·aux·e·sis (tak″e awk zeґsis) [tachy + auxesis] heterauxesis in which the part grows more rapidly than the whole … Medical dictionary
bradyauxesis — brady·aux·e·sis (brad″e awk seґsis) [brady + auxesis] a form of heterauxesis in which the part grows more slowly than the whole … Medical dictionary
heterauxetic — adjective see heterauxesis … Useful english dictionary
