overgrowth
IPA: ˈoʊvɝgroʊθ
noun
- A usually abundant, luxuriant growth over or on something else. A tangle of growth occurring at the top of trees involving vines and branches, common in jungles.
- An excessive growth or increase in numbers, as in a population of weeds or microbes.
- Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
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Examples of "overgrowth" in Sentences
- Small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome.
- Characterized by overgrowth and advanced bone age.
- The towpath here was cleared of overgrowth in 2007.
- This phenomenon may be linked to bacterial overgrowth.
- Antibiotics can be used to treat bacterial overgrowth.
- Their role in bacterial overgrowth is somewhat uncertain.
- Staff overgrowth is increasingly cited as a fiscal issue.
- Bacterial overgrowth appears to be a frequent underlying condition.
- Bacterial overgrowth is usually treated with a course of antibiotics.
- This leads to osteophyte formation a bony overgrowth about the joint.
- The overgrowth of 'C. difficile' in the gut can be harmful to the host.
- Systemic candida overgrowth is quite difficult to overcome once it has become established.
- Another place where government overgrowth is a concern is New York City, where a group of distinguished citizens writes,
- Then there are alternative health proponents who believe that candida overgrowth is common, even among apparently healthy people.
- Erosion in the area had been expected but the overgrowth was a surprise and had damaged considerably the horizons at which we’d left off.
- Eventually, this results in a medical condition known as uterine hyperplasia, or cell overgrowth, which is a common precursor to uterine cancer.
- Well, the same should apply to humans referring to the overgrowth of today's population it is only going to get worse if people don't start acting responsibly.
- But in older individuals or those with an underlying condition, probiotics may be needed to avoid potentially deadly problems such as overgrowth of bad bacterium like Clostridium difficile.
- Should I remove front military press (shoulder press with barbell) from my routine and do a Behind the neck instead?? since the front press is what causes this "overgrowth" will doing behind the back press help even out my shoulder physique??
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