excrescence
pronunciation
How to pronounce excrescence in British English:
UK [ɪkˈskresns]
How to pronounce excrescence in American English:
US [ɪkˈskrɛsəns]
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- Noun:
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
- (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
Word Origin
- excrescence (n.)
- early 15c., "action of growing out," from Latin excrescentia (plural) "abnormal growths," from excrescentem (nominative excrescens), present participle of excrescere "grow out, grow up," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + crescere "to grow" (see crescent). Meaning "that which grows out abnormally" (on a living thing) is from 1570s (excrescency in this sense is 1540s).
Example
- 1. The new office block is an excrescence .
- 2. The house is a mere unsightly excrescence in the landscape .
- 3. The new office block is an excrescence on the landscape .
- 4. Cancer ( malignancy ) , unproven tumour , polypus , hard lump , cyst or excrescence of the large intestine .
- 5. Treating 2 cases of cauliflower excrescence with traditional chinese drug combined with laser .