allometry

Definitions

1. Disproportionate growth of a part of a living organism in relation to the whole.
   uncountable
2. The science studying the differential growth rates of the parts of a living organism.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Some organs may grow⟳ faster than the rest⟳ of the body so that their size increases not only in absolute terms, but also relatively to the rest⟳ of the body, which is positive allometry; or they may grow⟳ more slowly than the rest⟳ of the body, and so decrease in relative size, which is negative allometry.”

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