HYPERPLASIA


Meaning of HYPERPLASIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-pər-ˈplā-zh(ē-)ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1861

: an abnormal or unusual increase in the elements composing a part (as cells composing a tissue) — compare benign prostatic hyperplasia

• hy·per·plas·tic -ˈplas-tik adjective

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