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excrescence Definition

ex·cres·cence (eks kres′əns, iks-)

noun

  1. Now Rare a normal outgrowth; natural appendage, as a fingernail
  2. an abnormal or disfiguring outgrowth or addition, as a bunion

Etymology: ME < OFr < L excrescentia, excrescences < excrescere, to grow out < ex-, out + crescere, to grow: see crescent

excrescence Synonyms

excrescence

n.

outgrowth, swelling, lump, wart; see bulge, growth 3.

excrescence Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • small: These were the battery positions, each consisting off four large emplacements with smaller excrescences beside them [ the dugouts ] .

Modifies a noun

  • drag: Part 4: estimation of excrescence drag at subsonic speeds.