outgrowth

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The injured tissue produced substantial neurite outgrowth, meaning the long extensions that allow neurons to communicate began growing again.

From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026

Trade barriers to Chinese goods are rising, and its own economy is menaced by deflation, the outgrowth of its rampant production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

It was an outgrowth of playing golf with some friends who happened to own thoroughbreds.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

“The healthcare system we have now is an accidental outgrowth of efforts to combat post-World War II inflation,” he writes.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

Nor does it necessarily contradict our explanation of fertility magic, of which it can be seen as a late outgrowth.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson