vegetation

vegetation definition - medical

veg·e·ta·tion (vĕjˌĭ-tāˈshən)

noun
  1. The process of growth in plants.
  2. An abnormal bodily growth or excrescence, especially a clot composed largely of fused blood platelets, fibrin, and sometimes bacteria that is adherent to a diseased heart valve.
  3. A vegetative state of impaired consciousness.

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