proliferation

Proliferation ( Latin proles 'offspring', 'scion' and ferre ' to carry') stands for:

• Cell proliferation , in cell biology for the growth and reproduction of cells
• Virus proliferation , in virology for assembling (assembly) and propagation of virus particles in the host
• Budding , in biology for tissue reproduction
• Physiological cell regeneration , for tissue reproduction (medicine)
• Proliferation (weapons of mass destruction) , the proliferation or transfer of weapons of mass destruction
• in the field of information technology for a flood of information that is difficult to understand (information proliferation)

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Wiktionary: Proliferation  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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