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ty•lo•sis
Pronunciation: (tī-lō'sis), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -sesPronunciation: (-sēz). [key]
Bot.
a bubblelike formation in the cavity of tracheids or vessels in the wood of trees, consisting of protoplasm intruded from adjacent parenchyma cells.
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