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outgrowth Definition

out·growth (o̵utgrōt̸h′)

noun

  1. the act of growing out
  2. a result; consequence; development
  3. that which grows out; offshoot

outgrowth Synonyms

outgrowth

n.

  1. A product

    end result, outcome, effect; see end 2, result.

  2. A projection

    offshoot, prominence, jut, protuberance; see bulge, projection.

outgrowth Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • project: The meeting was a logical outgrowth of the project.
  • brain: The retina is an outgrowth of the brain, but it suffers from disease in a quite different manner to other neural tissues.
  • career: Hobsons global gateway to education and careers Hobsons is an outgrowth of the Careers Research and Advice Center ( CRAC ).
  • effort: Indeed, many see developments in special education as the logical outgrowth of civil rights efforts of an earlier period.
  • cell: The usual outcome of infection is the formation of a benign outgrowth of cells, a wart or papilloma.

Preposition: from

cell: Root hairs are long, thin, straight outgrowths from single cells on the surface of plant roots.

Converse of object

  • cause: The inflammation can cause a small outgrowth known as a polyp, which is a benign tumor that grows inside the colon.
  • promote: The GTPases Rac and Cdc42 promote outgrowth of neurites while Rho promotes their retraction, by switching on the kinases PAK and ROK respectively.
  • increase: MyoganeTM also increases neurite outgrowth, reverses oxidative damage and reverses neuronal apoptosis in vitro.
  • produce: Between frames 4 and 5 the speed of VSC movement was increased 4-fold to produce a cell outgrowth.
  • form: The surrounding bone reacts by growing thicker, forming bony outgrowths which can cause inflammation in the surrounding tissues.

Adjective modifier

  • bony: The surrounding bone reacts by growing thicker, forming bony outgrowths which can cause inflammation in the surrounding tissues.
  • logical: The meeting was a logical outgrowth of the project.
  • natural: The, WTO did not create these flaws; it is a natural outgrowth of them.
  • small: Filling the central cavity is a yellowish aromatic pulp, surrounding numerous hard black seeds attached to small peg-like outgrowths on the fruit wall.
  • leaf-like: In addition, affected plants may develop leaf-like outgrowths from the veins on the undersides of leaves.
  • direct: The theory of modeling is a direct outgrowth of this organization concept.

Noun used with modifier

  • neurite: We are also attempting to enhance neurite outgrowth in adult neurons by genetic manipulation.
  • cell: Respiratory cell outgrowths from nasal polyps can be considered a suitable model to study gene transfer protocols in vitro.
  • fibroblast: The healing response as demonstrated by fibroblast outgrowth is retarded when compared with conventional conjunctival closure.

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