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hyperphysical |
hyperpiesia |
hyperpiesis |
hyperpigmentation |
hyperpituitarism |
hyperplasia
| hyperplastic
| hyperpnœa
| hyperpnea
| hyperpyrexia
| hypersecretion
hyperplasia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hyperplasia has 1 sense
- hyperplasia(n = noun.state) Array - abnormal increase in number of cells; Array is a kind of dysplasia
has particulars: benign prostatic hyperplasia, bph
CIDE DICTIONARY
hyperplasia, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + conformation, fr. to mold.].
An increase in, or excessive growth of, the normal elements of any part. [1913 Webster]
" Hyperplasia relates to the formation of new elements, hypertrophy being an increase in bulk of preexisting normal elements." Dunglison.
[1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hyperplasia, n. the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increased production of cells.
Etymology
HYPER- + Gk plasis formation
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