RAPID GROWTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rapid growth mean? 

• RAPID GROWTH (noun)
  The noun RAPID GROWTH has 1 sense:

1. a rapid rise

  Familiarity information: RAPID GROWTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RAPID GROWTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rapid rise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

rapid climb; rapid growth; zoom

Hypernyms ("rapid growth" is a kind of...):

ascension; ascent; rise; rising (a movement upward)

 Context examples 

The required asparagine helps to support the rapid growth of malignant cells.

(Catabolic Pathway for Asparagine and Aspartate, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

For black holes to become so large in the early universe, astronomers speculate there must have been special conditions to allow rapid growth — but the underlying reason remains mysterious.

(Most Distant Black Hole, NASA)

But, until now, astronomers had not spotted ‘black hole food’ — gas and dust — in large enough quantities to explain this rapid growth.

(ESO Observations Reveal Black Holes' Breakfast at the Cosmic Dawn, ESO)

Because of rapid growth and a high propensity for hemorrhage, this neoplasm often constitutes a medical emergency. —2004

(Gestational Choriocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Previous work found that mechanical loading during a period of rapid growth conferred lifelong benefits in bone size and strength in rodent models.

(Physical Activity Brings Lasting Bone Benefits, NIH, US)

Patients usually present with a history of a long-standing mass which recently had undergone rapid growth.

(Carcinoma ex Pleomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The overall prognosis of ovarian carcinoma remains poor, a direct result of its rapid growth rate and the lack of early symptoms. —2002

(Ovarian Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Used topically or systemically, natural or synthetic Anti-psoriatic agents relieve symptoms of psoriasis by controlling rapid growth of skin cells, reducing DNA synthesis and mitotic activity in hyperplastic epidermis, and restoring normal epidermal cell proliferation and keratinization.

(Anti-psoriatic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)