Definition of Excrescence. Meaning of Excrescence. Synonyms of Excrescence

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Definition of Excrescence

Excrescence
Excrescence 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 or morbid development; hence, a troublesome superfluity; an incumbrance; as, an excrescence on the body, or on a plant. ``Excrescences of joy.' --Jer. Taylor. The excrescences of the Spanish monarchy. --Addison.

Meaning of Excrescence from wikipedia

- Look up excrescence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Excrescence may refer to: Excrescence (phonology), the addition of a consonant to a word In medicine...
- English word, scholars have translated the wide-ranging meaning of zhi as "excrescences", "exudations", and "cryptogams". Translating Chinese zhi (芝) is problematic...
- 'in' and thesis 'putting'. Epenthesis may be divided into two types: excrescence for the addition of a consonant, and for the addition of a vowel, svarabhakti...
- cuitlatl [ˈkʷit͡ɬɑt͡ɬ] ("excrement" or "rear-end", actually meaning "excrescence") and cochtli [ˈkot͡ʃt͡ɬi] ("sleeping", from cochi "to sleep"), thus...
- in pulpits what they do not know."[citation needed] Excrescence: Ruskin defined an "excrescence" as an outgrowth of the main body of a building that...
- A caruncle is defined as 'a small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy'. Within this definition, caruncles in birds include...
- that Europe has been geographically and culturally merely "the western excrescence of the continent of Asia". Geographically, Asia is the major eastern...
- pyramidal cells in CA3 have a unique type of dendritic spine called a thorny excrescence or thorn, only found in CA3 pyramidal cells and hilar mossy cells. The...
- Viswaroop; Tokala, Hemasri; Kodenchery, Mihas (2010-09-01). "Lambl's excrescences: a rare cause of stroke". The Journal of Heart Valve Disease. 19 (5):...
- in many cultures. Attempts have been made to use it to treat cancer, excrescence, tumors, warts, asthma, cough, earache, neuralgia, rheumatism, and toothaches...