definition of
excrescence

[1] #1 excrescence n. [bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion] 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. wn

[2] #2 excrescence n. (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body. wn