excrescence
excrescence
[ɪkˈskrɛs(ə)ns, ɛks-]
noun
[ɪkˈskrɛs(ə)ns, ɛks-]
noun
- a distinct outgrowth on a human or animal body or on a plant, especially one that is the result of disease or abnormality
赘生物（尤指瘤）
■an unattractive or superfluous addition or feature
多余物；累赘
removing the excrescences of later interpretation.
去掉后一部分说明中的多余的话。
- late Middle English: from Latin excrescentia, from excrescere 'grow out', from ex- 'out' + crescere 'grow'
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