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excrescence

/ɪk'skrɛsəns/

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noun
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
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"the bony excrescence between its horns"

Similar:

bulge bump extrusion gibbosity gibbousness hump jut prominence protrusion protuberance swelling

type of:
projection
noun
(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
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type of:
appendage process outgrowth growth

Examples of excrescence

"the bony excrescence between its horns"