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Exophytic vs Endophytic - What's the difference?

exophytic | endophytic |

As adjectives the difference between exophytic and endophytic

is that exophytic is in pathology, pertaining to growth of a tumor outward while endophytic is of or relating to an endophyte.

exophytic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (pathology) In pathology, pertaining to growth of a tumor outward.
  • The proliferating on the exterior or surface epithelium of an organ or other structure in which the growth originated.

    • See also

    * endophytic

    endophytic

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • of or relating to an endophyte
  • growing inside another organism, e.g. of parasites or cancer tumors, contrasted to exophytic

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