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blooming: the organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed" flower: reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts the best time of youth a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health flower: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity efflorescence: a powdery deposit on a surface produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"
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(bloom) (bl[ldbomac]m) 1. a surface texture on a colony of microorganisms that appears velvety or powdery owing to aerial projections of hyphae. 2. a film of cyanobacteria on the surface of water, often containing substances toxic to humans and other animals.
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| Bloom's syndrome |
(Bloom's syndrome) (bl[ldbomac]mz) [David Bloom, American dermatologist, born 1892] see under syndrome.
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A proliferation of algae and/or higher aquatic plants in a body of water; often related to pollution, especially when pollutants accelerate growth.
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| Bloom syndrome |
An inherited disorder characterized by short height, a sun-sensitive redness on the face, susceptibility to infections, and a tendency to develop several types of cancers, including breast, cervix, colon, esophagus, larynx, lung, skin, and tongue cancers, and leukemia and lymphoma.
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