| Pronunciation: | | prow`lifu'reyshun
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- [n] growth by the rapid multiplication of parts
- [n] a rapid increase in number; "the proliferation of nuclear weapons"
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| | See Also: | | development, growing, growth, increase, increment, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pro*lif`er*a"tion\, n.
1. (Biol.) The continuous development of cells in tissue
formation; cell formation. --Virchow.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The production of numerous zooids by budding,
especially when buds arise from other buds in succession.
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