EXCRESCENCES Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word excrescences. (close relations)
excrescence
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| excrescence | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body | ||||||
| appendages | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an external body part that projects from the body • a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant • a part that is joined to something larger | ||||||
| blisters | nounn | |||||
noun • a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) • (botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin • (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid verb • get blistered • subject to harsh criticism • cause blisters to form on | ||||||
| bumps | 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 | ||||||
| cysts | nounn | |||||
noun • a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure • a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) | ||||||
| growths | 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 | ||||||
| neoplasms | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||
| nodes | nounn | |||||
noun • a connecting point at which several lines come together • any thickened enlargement • (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge • (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system • (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane • the source of lymph and lymphocytes • any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part • (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network | ||||||
| nodules | nounn | |||||
noun • a small node • small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant • (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) | ||||||
| outgrowths | nounn | |||||
noun • a natural consequence of development • the gradual beginning or coming forth • a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant | ||||||
| protuberances | nounn | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out | ||||||
| swellings | 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) | ||||||
| tumors | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||
| warts | nounn | |||||
noun • any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) • an imperfection in someone or something that is suggestive of a wart (especially in smallness or unattractiveness) • (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
