"benign prostatic hyperplasia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: benign prostatic hyperplasias [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s}} benign prostatic hyperplasia (countable and uncountable, plural benign prostatic hyperplasias)
  1. (pathology) A noncancerous increase in size of the prostate gland, often resulting in symptoms such as frequent urination, urinary urgency, involuntary urination or the inability to urinate. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Diseases Synonyms: BPH [initialism], benign prostate enlargement
    Sense id: en-benign_prostatic_hyperplasia-en-noun-KBFMlhU5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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