Noun
Excessive growth.
Source: Webster's dictionaryOther than pleasure-seeking and consumerism, it seems that the only fruit of our social development is a cancerous overgrowth of "the rational economic man": maximize personal gain, and that's all. Liu Xiaobo
There are many creeds but only one faith. Creeds may change, develop, and grow flat, while the substance of faith remains the same in all ages. The overgrowth of creed may bring about the disintegration of that substance. The proper relation is a minimum of creed and a maximum of faith. Abraham Joshua Heschel
An increased pH of the vagina (with a commonly used cut-off of pH 4.5 or higher) can be caused by bacterial overgrowth, as occurs in bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis, or rupture of membranes in pregnancy. Source: Internet
A reduction in the number of tadpoles may lead to an overgrowth of algae, resulting in depletion of oxygen in the water when the algae later die and decompose. Source: Internet
Allison Siebecker, ND, MSOM, LAc is a graduate of National College of Natural Medicine (Portland, Oregon), where she specializes in treating small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and is adjunct professor of advanced gastroenterology. Source: Internet
In some communities, the old canal has refilled with overgrowth and debris. Source: Internet