something that grows or has grown in an upward direction
Part of the pituitary gland is an upgrowth of the roof of the mouth
Word origin
[1835–45; up- + growth]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, catch-up, communism, crosshead, grandstandup- is a combining form, used in the formation of compound words indicating upward movementor upper position. Other words that use the affix up- include: upgrade, upland, upside, upstage, uptown
Examples of 'upgrowth' in a sentence
upgrowth
Conditions of upgrowth of laminar and turbulent barodiffusion are set.
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