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Excrescence

Excrescence Meaning & Definition
Excrescence Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Excrescence?

[n] (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
[n] something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form

Synonyms | Synonyms for Excrescence: bulge | bump | extrusion | gibbosity | gibbousness | hump | jut | prominence | protrusion | protuberance

Related Terms | Find terms related to Excrescence:

See Also | appendage | belly | caput | frontal eminence | growth | nub | occipital protuberance | outgrowth | process | projection | vegetation | wart

Excrescence In Webster's Dictionary

\Ex*cres"cence\n. [F. excrescence, excroissanse, L. excrescentia excrescences, neut. pl. of p. pr. of excrescere. See {Excrescent}.] 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.

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