What's the difference between accrescence and accrete?

Accrescence


Definition:

  • (n.) Continuous growth; an accretion.

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Accrete


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To grow together.
  • (v. i.) To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with to.
  • (v. t.) To make adhere; to add.
  • (a.) Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.
  • (a.) Grown together.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Each process has been linked to the regulation of cholesterol accretion in the arterial cell.
  • (2) From the regression coefficients it was calculated that, for the accretion of 1 g body protein, the dietary amino acid requirements were (mg) threonine 47, valine 53, methionine + cystine 36, methionine 19, isoleucine 43, leucine 78, phenylalanine + tyrosine 84, phenylalanine 41, lysine 68 and tryptophan 12.
  • (3) This must involve the additional accretion or synthesis of dipicolinic acid.
  • (4) Protein accretion in the regenerating liver preceded mitosis, but was accompanied by increases in RNA content and fractional rates of protein synthesis (ks).
  • (5) Aggregated proteoglycans inhibit mineral accretion in vitro.
  • (6) The magnitude of the changes in growth performance, tissue accretion rates and body composition elicited by pGH were independent of strain.
  • (7) Consequently, size of the exchangeable Ca pool, accretion rate and balance across bone were higher in these goats.
  • (8) On the other hand, there was no increase in percent protein accretion (both 15% of weight gain).
  • (9) The absolute rate of MT accretion was less in macrophages incubated with 25 microM- as compared with 50 microM-Zn2+, owing to decreased and increased rates of MT synthesis and degradation respectively.
  • (10) Previously, we observed that HSV infection causes a 40-fold increase in cholesteryl ester (CE) accretion in arterial smooth muscle cells due, in part, to a substantial decrease in CE hydrolysis.
  • (11) During the suckling period there is high hepatic protein accretion and the portal vein glutamine concentration is twice that in the adult, whereas hepatic vein glutamine concentration is similar between adult and suckling rats.
  • (12) Carcass protein accretion rate increased (P less than .001) up to approximately 150 micrograms of pST.kg BW-1.d-1, whereas lipid deposition decreased (P less than .001) with each incremental dose of pST.
  • (13) On d -22, 67 and 155, blood was sampled every 20 min for 8 h. Relative to LPN, HPN increased (P less than .01) ADG by 28%, carcass weight by 26% and accretion of carcass fat by 109% and carcass protein by 20%.
  • (14) However, much of the localization to the tumors was due to nonspecific factors, as evidenced by the considerable tumor accretion of the control antibody.
  • (15) Mithramycin at the low dosage had little effect on the rate of bone accretion.
  • (16) The analysis of chromatin, therefore, indicates that unligated repair sites are sites of protein accretion which block exonuclease III action.
  • (17) Retention of Ca and P in both groups was significantly below estimates of intrauterine accretion.
  • (18) Fractional accretion rates of total body 3-methylhistidine containing proteins (actin and myosin) were elevated 40% to 120% in rats fed a high-carbohydrate diet containing 10 or 100 ppm cimaterol for 1 week.
  • (19) The investigators' hypothesis that there would be more accretions on the side not involved in osseous surgery and pocket eradication was not supported in this study.
  • (20) Our previous studies with a 90Y-labelled antibody against carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) conjugated to the cyclic anhydride-DTPA (CA-DTPA) indicated that the accretion of 90Y in the bone may limit the application of 90Y-labelled antibodies for therapy.

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