Defenition of the word excrescence
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Defenition of the word excrescence
- An abnormal outgrowth, usually harmless, on an animal or vegetable body.
- something that protrudes
- an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
- (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Synonyms for the word excrescence
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- blot
- bulge
- bump
- carbuncle
- extrusion
- gibbosity
- gibbousness
- growth
- hump
- jut
- monstrosity
- outgrowth
- prominence
- protrusion
- protuberance
Similar words in the excrescence
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- excrescence
- excrescence's
- excrescences
Hyponyms for the word excrescence
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- belly
- caput
- frontal eminence
- mogul
- nub
- nubble
- occipital protuberance
- snag
- vegetation
- wart
Hypernyms for the word excrescence
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- appendage
- growth
- outgrowth
- process
- projection
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