Definition of Exophytic

1. Adjective. (pathology) In pathology, pertaining to growth of a tumor outward. ¹

2. Adjective. The proliferating on the exterior or surface epithelium of an organ or other structure in which the growth originated. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Exophytic

1. 1. Pertaining to an exophyte. 2. Denoting a neoplasm or lesion that grows outward from an epithelial surface. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exophytic

exophthalmia
exophthalmias
exophthalmic
exophthalmic goiter
exophthalmic ophthalmoplegia
exophthalmometer
exophthalmos
exophthalmos-producing substance
exophthalmoses
exophthalmus
exophthalmuses
exophthalmy
exophyllous
exophyte
exophytes
exophytic (current term)
exoplanar
exoplanet
exoplanetary
exoplanetology
exoplanets
exoplasm
exoplasms
exopod
exopoda
exopodite
exopodites
exopods
exopolitics
exopolyphosphatase

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