Synonyms: excrescence
Definition: (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
Similar words: process, appendage, outgrowth
Definition: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
Usage: a bony process
Similar words: growth
Definition: (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
Synonyms: protrusion, protuberance, prominence, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, excrescence, extrusion, bulge, bump, swelling
Definition: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
Usage: 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
Similar words: projection
Definition: any solid convex shape that juts out from something