Excrescence may refer to:
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Excrescence (phonology)
In phonology, epenthesis (; Greek ) means the addition of one or more sounds to a word, especially in the beginning syllable ('' prothesis'') or in the ending syllable ('' paragoge'') or in-between two syllabic sounds in a word. The word ''epe ...
, the addition of a consonant to a word
* In medicine and physiology, an outgrowth, especially of this skin, such as occurs in
carnosity
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Excrescence (architecture), a term defined by the architect Ruskin to mean an unpleasant addition to a building
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