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excrescence

[ ik-skres-uhns ]
/ ɪkˈskrɛs əns /
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noun
an abnormal outgrowth, usually harmless, on an animal or vegetable body: The patient had moles, swollen red dots, and other excrescences all over the body.
a normal outgrowth, as hair or horns.
any disfiguring addition.
abnormal growth or increase.
Phonetics. the insertion or addition of a sound, usually a consonant, as a result of articulatory interaction without grammatical or historical justification, like the t-sound in prince or the p-sound in hamster.
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Origin of excrescence

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; from Latin excrēscentia; see excrescent, -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM excrescence

su·per·ex·cres·cence, noun
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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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