concrescence
Syllabification: (con·cres·cence)
Pronunciation: /kənˈkresəns/
Definition of concrescence
noun
BiologyDerivatives
Pronunciation: /-ˈkresənt/
adjective
Origin:
early 17th century (in the senses 'growth by assimilation' and 'a concretion'): from con- 'together' + -crescence, on the pattern of words such as excrescence. The current sense dates from the late 19th century