exophytic

adj — 2 senses

exophytic

adj

Etymology From exophyte + -ic.

1

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences In pathology, pertaining to growth of a tumor outward.

2

The proliferating on the exterior or surface epithelium of an organ or other structure in which the growth originated.

Derived terms
exophytically, exophyticity
Related terms
endophytic

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