excrescence
1Excrescence — is something that is an outgrowth of something else. Depending on the subject matter, this may or may not be something abnormal and/or disfiguring. * Excrescence (phonology) is the epenthesis of a consonant. * In medicine and physiology, an… …
2excrescence — Excrescence. s. f. Superfluité de chair qui s engendre en quelques parties du corps de l animal. Il luy est venu une excrescence dont on a bien eu de la peine à le guerir. excrescence de chair. la loupe est une excrescence …
3Excrescence — Ex*cres cence . [F. excrescence, excroissanse, L. excrescentia excrescences, neut. pl. of p. pr. of excrescere. See {Excrescent}.] An excrescent appendage, as, a wart or tumor; anything growing out unnaturally from anything else; a preternatural… …
4excrescence — index outgrowth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5excrescence — early 15c., action of growing out, from L. excrescentia (pl.) abnormal growths, from excrescentem (nom. excrescens), prp. of excrescere grow out, grow up, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + crescere to grow (see CRESCENT (Cf …
6excrescence — ► NOUN 1) an abnormal outgrowth on a body or plant. 2) an unattractive addition or feature. ORIGIN Latin excrescentia, from excrescere grow out …
7excrescence — [eks kres′əns, ikskres′əns] n. [ME < OFr < L excrescentia, excrescences < excrescere, to grow out < ex , out + crescere, to grow: see CRESCENT] 1. Now Rare a normal outgrowth; natural appendage, as a fingernail 2. an abnormal or… …
8excrescence — [[t]ɪkskre̱s(ə)ns[/t]] excrescences N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N on n (disapproval) If you describe something such as a building, addition, or development as an excrescence, you strongly disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary, bad …
9excrescence — noun 1) an excrescence on his leg Syn: growth, lump, swelling, nodule, outgrowth 2) the new buildings were an excrescence Syn: eyesore, blot on the landscape, monstrosity …
10excrescence — UK [ɪkˈskres(ə)ns] / US noun [countable] Word forms excrescence : singular excrescence plural excrescences very formal a part that has been added to something and looks ugly …
