excrescencies

noun

plural of excrescency
1
as in tumors
an abnormal mass of tissue fortunately, the excrescency could be removed with surgery

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2
as in defects
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing some feel that the planned skyscraper would be an excrescency on the city's low-rise skyline

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  1. tumors
  2. defects
  3. lumps
  4. scars
  5. blotches
Noun
  • Merck and Moderna’s success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay opens a ​new avenue of treatment that doctors hope will work against many types of tumors.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • For those participating in the trial, surgeons had already removed their tumors, and everyone had been treated with Keytruda, the standard immunotherapy.
    — Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of tumors
Noun
  • Since the core and cladding are made together, the method can achieve high fabrication yield while minimizing defects at the interface.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The original version was recalled in 2019 over battery defects.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of defects
Noun
  • Combine flour, ground almonds, sugar, lemon zest, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a large bowl and whisk to blend evenly so there are no lumps of sugar.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Kuyper was diagnosed with Stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma earlier this year after noticing unusual symptoms and lumps on her neck and breast.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of lumps
Noun
  • Nineteen months after the Palisades Fire leveled much of the seaside community, scars of the blaze are increasingly overshadowed by signs of progress.
    — N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Sharing a body that has changed over the years — stretch marks, cellulite, Cesarean scars and more — with someone new requires a level of vulnerability that can be nerve wracking.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of scars
Noun
  • Crews are also using steam to remove blotches of chewing gum, which have turned black over time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The next morning, a galaxy of itchy red bumps and blotches stretched from my shoulder to my hip.
    — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
Definition of blotches
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“Excrescencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excrescencies. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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