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INGROWING

\ˈɪŋɡɹə͡ʊɪŋ], \ˈɪŋɡɹə‍ʊɪŋ], \ˈɪ_ŋ_ɡ_ɹ_əʊ_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of INGROWING

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Growing inwards, esp. (of nail) growing into the flesh. So ingrowth n.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

Growing in an inward direction, as an ingrowing nail.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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