Excrescence (Noun)
Meaning 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".
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Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
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Meaning 2
(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The excrescence on her hand had been bothering her for months before she finally saw a doctor.
- A large excrescence had grown on the side of the old man's nose, and it had to be surgically removed.
- After a biopsy, the doctor told the patient that the excrescence on her skin was a benign tumor.
- The medical student had to memorize a list of various types of excrescences that could appear on different parts of the human body.
- Unfortunately, the excrescence on the woman's neck turned out to be a symptom of a more serious underlying disease.