Main entry: excrescence
Definition: (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
Main entry: 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