accrementition

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noun

The process of generation by development of blastema, or fission of cells, in which the new formation is in all respect like the individual from which it proceeds.

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Meanings

nounaccrementition (countable and uncountable, plural accrementitions)

plural accrementitions

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe process of generation by development of blastema, or fission of cells, in which the new formation is in all respect like the individual from which it proceeds.

Origin

See accresce, increment.

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APA

accrementition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accrementition

MLA

“accrementition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accrementition. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accrementition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accrementition.

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