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Definition of Accretion

1. Noun. An increase by natural growth or addition.

2. Noun. Something contributing to growth or increase. "The central city surrounded by recent accretions"

3. Noun. (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases.

4. Noun. (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles.

5. Noun. (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment.

6. Noun. (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance).

Definition of Accretion

1. n. The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.

Definition of Accretion

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Accretion

1. 1. Increase by addition to the periphery of material of the same nature as that already present; e.g., the manner of growth of crystals. Synonym: accrementition. 2. In dentistry, foreign material (usually plaque or calculus) collecting on the surface of a tooth or in a cavity. 3. A growing together. Origin: L. Accretio, fr. Ad, to, + crescere, to grow (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Accretion

accreditation accreditation accreditations accredited accrediting accredits accrementitial accrementition accrescent accrete

accrete accreted accretes accreting accretion (current term) accretion (current term) accretionary accretionary growth accretions accretion lines

accretio cordis accretive accrew accrewed accrewing accrews accrochage accroides accroides gum accroides resin

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