excrescence
(noun)
noun
1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- the bony excrescence between its horns
Similar word(s): bulge, bump, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling
Definition categories: shape, projection
2. (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
Definition categories: body, appendage, outgrowth, process, growth