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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".

Classification

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.

Synonyms

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

Hypernyms

  • Projection

Hyponyms

  • Caput
  • Snag
  • Frontal Eminence
  • Occipital Protuberance
  • Belly
  • Nub
  • Wart
  • Mogul
  • Nubble

Related Words

  • Excrescent (adjective)

Meaning 2

(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Hypernyms

  • Outgrowth
  • Appendage

Related Words

  • Excrescent (adjective)
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