excrescence
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
excrescence
[ek-skres´ens]an abnormal outgrowth; a projection related to a disease or pathologic condition. adj., adj excres´cent.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ex·cres·cence
(eks-kres'ens),Any outgrowth from a surface.
[L. ex- cresco, pp. -cretus, to grow forth]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
excrescence
(ĭk-skrĕs′əns)n.
1. An outgrowth or enlargement, especially an abnormal one, such as a wart.
2. A usually unwanted or unnecessary accretion: "Independent agencies were an excrescence on the Constitution" (Los Angeles Times).
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
ex·cres·cence
(eks-kres'ĕns)Any outgrowth from a surface.
[L. ex-cresco, pp. -cretus, to grow forth]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
excrescence
Any projection of abnormal tissue from a surface, such as a wart, heart valve vegetations or a nasal polyp.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005