Excrescence Definition

excrescence
noun
  1. 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"
  2. (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body

"Excrescence" in song lyrics

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  • "like the simile nail-head appearance of the excrescence"
    Mortisabstract

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