concrescence
/kon-kres-uhns/US // kɒnˈkrɛs əns //UK // (kənˈkrɛsəns) //
具体化,凝结,混凝土,凝固
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Biology.
- : a growing together, as of tissue or embryonic parts; coalescence.
Examples
In the embryos of higher Vertebrates it closes in the centre, the point of concrescence forming the tympanic membrane.
A true concrescence between the two valves seems never to take place.
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.
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