ingrowth

ingrowth
in·growth 'in-.grōth n
1) a growing inward (as to fill a void) <\ingrowth of cells>
2) something that grows in or into a space <lymphoid \ingrowths>

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in·growth (inґgrōth) an inward growth; something that grows inward or into.

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