excrescence
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1. (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | appendage, outgrowth, process, |
| definition | : | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant (noun.body) |
| hypernym | : | growth, |
| definition | : | (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | vegetation, |
| definition | : | an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart) (noun.body) |
| domain category | : | pathology, |
| definition | : | the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases (noun.cognition) |
2. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | projection, |
| definition | : | any solid convex shape that juts out from something (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | frontal eminence, |
| definition | : | either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | belly, |
| definition | : | a part that bulges deeply (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | caput, |
| definition | : | a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | mogul, |
| definition | : | a bump on a ski slope (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | nub, nubble, |
| definition | : | a small lump or protuberance (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | snag, |
| definition | : | a sharp protuberance (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | wart, |
| definition | : | any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) (noun.shape) |
3. (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body (noun.body)
| derivation | : | excrescent, |
| definition | : | forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth) (adj.pert) |
4. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | bulge, bulk, |
| definition | : | cause to bulge or swell outwards (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | bag, bulge, |
| definition | : | bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | protuberate, |
| definition | : | cause to bulge out or project (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | excrescent, |
| definition | : | forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth) (adj.pert) |
5. (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body (noun.body)
| derivation | : | excrescent, |
| definition | : | forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth) (adj.pert) |
6. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | bulge, bulk, |
| definition | : | cause to bulge or swell outwards (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | bag, bulge, |
| definition | : | bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | protuberate, |
| definition | : | cause to bulge out or project (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | excrescent, |
| definition | : | forming an outgrowth (usually an excessive outgrowth) (adj.pert) |
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