191. Growth

See also 74. CHANGE ; 147. EVOLUTION

auxesis

growth, especially owing to an increase in cell size. Cf. merisis. — auxetic, adj.

auxology

Obsolete. Medicine. the science of growth, especially applied to micro-organisms. Also called auxanology.

bathmism

a hypothetical vital force, thought to control growth and the function of nutrition.

chemotropism

growth or motion in response to a chemical stimulus. — chemotropic, adj.

culturist

a cultivator or a person who grows things.

embryogeny

the formation and growth of an embryo. — embryogenic, embryogenetic, adj.

endogeny

development or growth from within. — endogenicity, n. — endogenous, adj.

epiboly

the growth of part of an organism in such a way that it overlays or surrounds another. — epibolic, adj.

galvanotropism

growth or moveinent of an organism in response to an electric current. — galvanotropic, adj.

histogenesis, histogeny

the growth of organic tissues. — histogenic, histogenetic, adj.

merisis

any form of growth, especially as a product of cell division. Cf. auxesis.

neoplasia

the growth or formation of a neoplasm. — neoplastic, adj.

neoplasm

any abnormal formation or growth of tissue such as a tumor. — neoplastic, adj.

physis

1. the principle or concept of growth and change in nature.

2. nature considered as the source of growth and change.

3. something that grows or develops.

plagiotropism

the tendency of some plants to diverge from the vertical in their growth. — plagiotropic, adj.

polyeidism

the passing of an organism through several different forms in the growth process.

stereotaxis

orientation or movement of an organism in response to the stimulus of a solid object. Cf. stereotropism. — stereotactic, adj.

stereotropism

growth or movement determined by contact with a solid. Cf. stereotaxis. — stereotropic, adj.

teratology

Biology. the study of malformations or abnormal growth in animals or vegetables. — teratologist, n. — teratological, adj.

thigmotropism

stereotropism. — thigmotropic, adj.