Excrescence - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪkˈskresns|
Brit.
|ɪkˈskres(ə)ns|
noun
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (syn: bulge, bump, extrusion, gibbosity, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling)
the bony excrescence between its horns
- (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the bodyExtra examples
...concerned about the weird excrescence that seemed to be developing on his hand...
...local residents regard the hulking apartment building as a hideous excrescence on their once-lovely street...
These horns consist of an excrescence of bone.
The new museum is nothing but an excrescence on the urban landscape.
Word forms
noun
singular: excrescence
plural: excrescences
singular: excrescence
plural: excrescences
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