excrescence

[ ik-skres-uhns ]

/ ɪkˈskrɛs əns /

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noun

an abnormal outgrowth, usually harmless, on an animal or vegetable body.

a normal outgrowth, as hair or horns.

any disfiguring addition.

abnormal growth or increase.

Origin of excrescence

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word excrēscentia.See excrescent, -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM excrescence

su·per·ex·cres·cence, noun

Words nearby excrescence

excoriate, excoriation, excorticate, excrement, excrementitious, excrescence, excrescency, excrescent, excreta, excrete, excretion

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Example sentences from the Web for excrescence

The other excrescence is commonly found upon trees near the banks of rivers and lakes.
The History of Louisiana|Le Page Du Pratz
Not another signal of man was to be seen, nothing but the excrescence on the big wedding-cake house of a Bonanza king.
The Californians|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
Bryee noted that the work of removing this excrescence had been accomplished very neatly.
The Valley of the Giants|Peter B. Kyne
It has been held to be an excrescence upon life rather than an essential part of it.
Talks on the study of literature.|Arlo Bates

Exosto'sis, in medicine, an excrescence or growth from one of the bony structures of the body.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various

British Dictionary definitions for excrescence

excrescence

/ (ɪkˈskrɛsəns) /

noun

a projection or protuberance, esp an outgrowth from an organ or part of the body

Derived forms of excrescence

excrescential (ˌɛkskrɪˈsɛnʃəl), adjective

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Medical definitions for excrescence

excrescence

[ ĭk-skrĕs′əns ]

n.

An outgrowth from a surface that may be normal, such as a fingernail, or abnormal, such as a wart.

单词	excrescence
释义	excrescence [ ik-skres-uhns ] / ɪkˈskrɛs əns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR excrescence ON THESAURUS.COM noun an abnormal outgrowth, usually harmless, on an animal or vegetable body. a normal outgrowth, as hair or horns. any disfiguring addition. abnormal growth or increase. Origin of excrescence First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word excrēscentia.See excrescent, -ence OTHER WORDS FROM excrescence su·per·ex·cres·cence, noun Words nearby excrescence excoriate, excoriation, excorticate, excrement, excrementitious, excrescence, excrescency, excrescent, excreta, excrete, excretion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for excrescence The other excrescence is commonly found upon trees near the banks of rivers and lakes. The History of Louisiana\|Le Page Du Pratz Not another signal of man was to be seen, nothing but the excrescence on the big wedding-cake house of a Bonanza king. The Californians\|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton Bryee noted that the work of removing this excrescence had been accomplished very neatly. The Valley of the Giants\|Peter B. Kyne It has been held to be an excrescence upon life rather than an essential part of it. Talks on the study of literature.\|Arlo Bates Exosto'sis, in medicine, an excrescence or growth from one of the bony structures of the body. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various British Dictionary definitions for excrescence excrescence / (ɪkˈskrɛsəns) / noun a projection or protuberance, esp an outgrowth from an organ or part of the body Derived forms of excrescence excrescential (ˌɛkskrɪˈsɛnʃəl), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to excrescence knob, outgrowth, wart, lump, enlargement, accretion, pimple Medical definitions for excrescence excrescence [ ĭk-skrĕs′əns ] n. An outgrowth from a surface that may be normal, such as a fingernail, or abnormal, such as a wart. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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excrescence

noun

Origin of excrescence

OTHER WORDS FROM excrescence

Words nearby excrescence

Example sentences from the Web for excrescence

British Dictionary definitions for excrescence

noun

Derived forms of excrescence

Words related to excrescence

Medical definitions for excrescence

n.