growth vs ontogenesis

ontogenesis vs growth

growth and ontogenesis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
growth	Yes	No	No	No
ontogenesis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, growth and ontogenesis are synonyms defined as:

growth and ontogenesis: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

Other synonyms of growth include development, growing, maturation, ontogeny.

growth (noun)	ontogenesis (noun)
the gradual beginning or coming forth	(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
vegetation that has grown
something grown or growing
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
a progression from simpler to more complex forms
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

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