Tylosis

[tai'lәusis]

Definition

(n.) An intrusion of one vegetable cell into the cavity of another, sometimes forming there an irregular mass of cells.

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Definition

n. (bot.) a growth formed in the cavity of a duct by intrusion from a contiguous growing cell: an inflammation of the eyelids: callosity:—pl. Tylō′ses.—adj. Tylot′ic.

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