EXCRESCENCE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word excrescence. (close relations)
excrescences
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| bulge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings verb • swell or protrude outwards • bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge • bulge outward • cause to bulge or swell outwards | ||||||
| bump | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a lump on the body caused by a blow • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • an impact (as from a collision) verb • knock against with force or violence • come upon, as if by accident; meet with • dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied • to enjoy some music greatly • to play music at loud volume | ||||||
| protuberance | nounn | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out | ||||||
| swelling | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | ||||||
| cyst | nounn | |||||
noun • a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure • a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) | ||||||
| growth | nounn | |||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||
| lump | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a compact mass • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • an awkward stupid person • a large piece of something without definite shape verb • put together indiscriminately • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side | ||||||
| tumor | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||
| extrusion | nounn | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • squeezing out by applying pressure | ||||||
| gibbosity | nounn | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | ||||||
| gibbousness | nounn | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | ||||||
| jut | verbv | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the act of projecting out from something verb • extend out or project in space | ||||||
| prominence | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent • relative importance or fame • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | ||||||
| protrusion | nounn | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the act of projecting out from something | ||||||
