HYPERPLASIA


Meaning of HYPERPLASIA in English

[ ˌhʌɪpə'pleɪzɪə ]

■ noun Medicine & Biology the enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the reproduction rate of its cells, often as an initial stage in the development of cancer.

Origin

C19: from hyper- + Gk plasis 'formation'.

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