CARNOSITY

Etymology

Noun

carnosity (countable and uncountable, plural carnosities)

(uncountable) fleshiness

(countable) A fleshy excrescence or caruncle.

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Source: Wiktionary


Car*nos"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. carnosité.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: A fleshy excrescence; esp. a small excrescence or fungous growth. Wiseman.

2. Fleshy substance or quality; fleshy covering. [Consciences] overgrown with so hard a carnosity. Spelman. The olives, indeed be very small there, and bigger than capers; yet commended they are for their carnosity. Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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