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Excrescence vs Tumescence - What's the difference?

excrescence | tumescence | Related terms |

Excrescence is a related term of tumescence.


As nouns the difference between excrescence and tumescence

is that excrescence is something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else while tumescence is a swelling due to the presence of fluid.

excrescence

English

Noun

(s)
  • Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
  • A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct
  • (phonetics) epenthesis of a consonant, e.g., warmth as [?w?rmp?] (adding a [p] between [m] and [?]), or .

    • Antonyms

    * (phonetic) anaptyxis

    Related terms

    * excrescency * excrescent

    Hypernyms

    * (phonetic) epenthesis

    Hyponyms

    * (phonetic) linking consonant

    See also

    * (phonetic) intervocalic

    References

    tumescence

    English

    (wikipedia tumescence)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A swelling due to the presence of fluid.
  • A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    References