exophytic

English

Etymology

From exophyte +‎ -ic.

Adjective

exophytic (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• exophyticity

 

See also

• endophytic