Medical Dictionary
grow
verb \ˈgrō\
grew \ˈgrü\ grown \ˈgrōn\ grow·ing
Medical Definition of GROW
intransitive verb
1
a : to spring up and develop to maturity b : to be able to grow in some place or situation c : to assume some relation through or as if through a process of natural growth <the cut edges of the wound grew together>
2
: to increase in size by addition of material by assimilation into the living organism or by accretion in a nonbiological process (as crystallization)
transitive verb
: to cause to grow <grew bacteria in culture>
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