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maturation vs intussusception

intussusception vs maturation

maturation and intussusception both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
maturation Yes No No No
intussusception Yes No No No
As nouns, intussusception is a hyponym of maturation; that is, intussusception is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than maturation:
  • maturation: (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
  • intussusception: (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
maturation (noun) intussusception (noun)
(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 (biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall
coming to full development; becoming mature the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
Difference between maturation and intussusception

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