Synonyms of excrescence

Noun


1. bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence, projection

usage: 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"

2. excrescence, process, outgrowth, appendage, growth

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

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Definition and meaning of excrescence (Dictionary)