noun🔗ShareExcrecencia, protuberanciaSomething, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else."The doctor removed the small, fleshy excrescence from the patient's skin during the check-up. "El médico extirpó la pequeña excrecencia carnosa de la piel del paciente durante la revisión.bodymedicinebiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExcrecencia, protuberanciaA disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct."The old tree had a large, ugly excrescence growing from its trunk, making it look diseased. "El viejo árbol tenía una gran y fea excrecencia que crecía de su tronco, lo que le daba un aspecto enfermizo.appearancebodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExcrecenciaThe epenthesis of a consonant, e.g., warmth as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or -t (Etymology 2)."The added "p" sound in some pronunciations of "warmth" is an example of an excrescence, a consonant inserted where it doesn't originally belong. "El sonido "p" añadido en algunas pronunciaciones de "warmth" es un ejemplo de excrecencia, una consonante insertada donde originalmente no pertenece.languagelinguisticsphoneticsgrammarwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
