Medical Dictionary

outgrowth

noun out·growth \ˈat-ˌgrōth\

Medical Definition of OUTGROWTH

1
:  the process of growing out <in vitro, dopamine modifies axonal and dendritic outgrowth—Linda C. Mayes>
2
:  something that grows directly out of something else <an outgrowth of hair> <a bony outgrowth>

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