"hyperplasia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌhaɪ.pɚ.ˈpleɪ.ʒə/ Forms: hyperplasias [plural]
Etymology: hyper- + -plasia Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hyper|plasia}} hyper- + -plasia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hyperplasia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperplasias)
  1. (medicine) An increase in the size of a tissue or organ due to increased number of cells. Wikipedia link: hyperplasia Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: hypergenesis Derived forms: benign prostatic hyperplasia, walleye epidermal hyperplasia virus, hyperplastic, hyperplasmic Coordinate_terms: hypertrophy Translations (increase in the size of a tissue or organ): hiperplàsia [feminine] (Catalan), 增生 (zēngshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), hyperplasie [feminine] (Dutch), hyperplasia (Finnish), અતિવર્ધન (ativardhan) (Gujarati), अतिवर्धन (ativardhan) (Hindi), hipearpláise [feminine] (Irish), iperplasia [feminine] (Italian), iperplasia [feminine] (Occitan), rozrost [masculine] (Polish), hiperplasia [feminine] (Spanish), hyperplasi [common-gender] (Swedish), hiperplazi (Turkish)

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