auxesis

• Termo biológico que designa o crescimento que ocorre pelo aumento do tamanho das células individuais, e não pelo aumento do seu número.

A biological term referring to growth that results from an increase in the size of individual cells rather than from an increase in cell number.

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1. Growth by cell enlargementC2formalscientific

   An increase in the size of an organism or a part due to the enlargement of individual cells rather than an increase in cell number.

   Crescimento por aumento celular

   • Auxesis is a key process in plant growth, where cells expand to increase the size of leaves and stems.
   • The growth of the fruit was primarily due to auxesis, not cell division.
   • In some tissues, auxesis allows for rapid expansion without the need for new cells.

   Sinônimoshypertrophy