Words Like EXCRESCENCE
We have put together a list of words that are similar to EXCRESCENCE.
20 Alternative Words Similar to excrescence
5 examples of excrescence
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an excrescence on the body, or on a plant
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the hump of a camel
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he stood on the rocky prominence
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the bony excrescence between its horns
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the occipital protuberance was well developed
10 definitions of excrescence
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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.
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something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
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(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
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An outgrowth or enlargement, especially an abnormal one, such as a wart.
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A usually unwanted or unnecessary accretion: "Independent agencies were an excrescence on the Constitution” ( Los Angeles Times).
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An abnormal superficial growth or appendage, as a wart or tubercle; anything which grows unnaturally, and without organic use, out of something else, as nutgalls; hence, a superfluity; a disfiguring addition.
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Figuratively, an extravagant or excessive outbreak: as, “excrescences of joy,”
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Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
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A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct
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epenthesis of a consonant