Excrescence
WordNet

noun


(1)   (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
(2)   Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
"The gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"
"The hump of a camel"
"He stood on the rocky prominence"
"The occipital protuberance was well developed"
"The bony excrescence between its horns"
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
  2. A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct
  3. epenthesis of a consonant
 
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