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Specialisation

(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

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Specialism noun · 86% connection

the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"

Used in the same subject area: Word origins, Economics, Semantic change, Macroeconomics.

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Speciality noun · 86% connection

the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"

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Specialization noun · 86% connection

the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"

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Specialty noun · 86% connection

the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology"

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Accretion noun · 85% connection

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

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Coarctation noun · 85% connection

(biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta

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Morphogenesis noun · 85% connection

differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism)

Used in the same subject area: Biology, Economics, Developmental biology.

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Broadening noun · 85% connection

the action of making broader; "the broadening of travel"

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Apposition noun · 78% connection

(biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material

Used in the same subject area: Biology, Economics.

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Culture noun · 78% connection

(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"

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Development noun · 78% connection

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism c…

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Differentiation noun · 78% connection

(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

Used in the same subject area: Biology, Developmental biology.

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Growing noun · 78% connection

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism c…

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Growth noun · 78% connection

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism c…

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Intussusception noun · 78% connection

(biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall

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Maturation noun · 78% connection

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism c…

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Ontogenesis noun · 78% connection

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism c…

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Ontogeny noun · 78% connection

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism c…

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Adaptive adjective · 78% connection

Suited, given, or tending, to adaptation; characterized by adaptation; capable of adapting.