Engelsk substantiv: excrescence | |||
1. | excrescence (om form) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | bulge, bump, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | projection | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | belly, caput, frontal eminence, mogul, nub, nubble, occipital protuberance, snag, wart | ||
2. | excrescence (i anatomi) (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | appendage, growth, outgrowth, process | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | vegetation | ||
Overordnet kategori | pathology | ||