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EXCRESCENCE
excrescence
(noun) (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
(noun) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; āthe gun in his pocket made an obvious bulgeā; āthe hump of a camelā; āhe stood on the rocky prominenceā; āthe occipital protuberance was well developedā; āthe bony excrescence between its hornsā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
excrescence (plural excrescences)
Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
(phonetics) The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g, warmth as [ĖwÉrmpĪø] (adding a [p] between [m] and [Īø]), or -t (Etymology 2).
Synonym: vyanjanabhakti
Antonyms: svarabhakti, anaptyxis
Hypernym: epenthesis
Hyponyms
• (phonetic): linking consonant
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cres"cence n. Etym: [F. excrescence, excroissanse, L. excrescentia excrescences, neut. pl. of p. pr. of excrescere. See Excrescent.]
Definition: An excrescent appendage, as, a wart or tumor; anything growing out unnaturally from anything else; a preternatural or morbid development; hence, a troublesome superfluity; an incumbrance; as, an excrescence on the body, or on a plant. "Excrescences of joy." Jer. Taylor. The excrescences of the Spanish monarchy. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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