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; “the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”; “the hump of a camel”; “he stood on the rocky prominence”; “the occipital protuberance was well developed”; “the bony excrescence between its horns”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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 [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or -t (Etymology 2).
Synonym: vyanjanabhakti
Antonyms: svarabhakti, anaptyxis
Hypernym: epenthesis
• (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
10 June 2025
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