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excrescence: Meaning and Definition of
ex•cres•cence
Pronunciation: (ik-skres'uns), [key] ? n.
- an abnormal outgrowth, usually harmless, on an animal or vegetable body.
- a normal outgrowth, as hair or horns.
- any disfiguring addition.
- abnormal growth or increase.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.