Excrescence Definition & Meaning
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"
- (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
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"like the simile nail-head appearance of the excrescence"
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- What does excrescence mean?
- 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" (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
- What part of speech is excrescence?
- Excrescence is a noun.
- How many definitions does excrescence have?
- Excrescence has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).