The scientific study of growth and developmental processes, particularly in organisms and biological systems.
From Greek 'auxanein' (to grow) + '-logia' (study or discourse). This term was coined in the 19th century as biologists began systematizing the study of how living things increase in size and complexity.
Auxanology connects seemingly different fields—plant biologists studying wheat growth, pediatricians tracking childhood development, and materials scientists watching crystals form all use the same mathematical principles auxanology established.
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