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Definition of Excrescence

• (n.) 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; as, an excrescence on the body, or on a plant.

Synonyms of Excrescence

• Bulge
• Bump
• Hump
• Swelling
• Gibbosity
• Gibbousness
• Jut
• Prominence
• Protuberance
• Protrusion
• Extrusion

Antonyms of Excrescence

Homophones of Excrescence