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Definition of Abstriction
1. Noun. (context: biology mycology) A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore are cut off through the growth of septa; abjunction. ¹
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Medical Definition of Abstriction
1. In fungi, the formation of asexual spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore through the growth of dividing partitions. Origin: L. Ab-, from, + strictura, a contraction (05 Mar 2000)