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Hyperplasia
Meaning
Noun
●
In Medicine:
An increase in the
size
of a
tissue
or
organ
due to increased number of cells.
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Origin
hyperplasia
English
-plasia
English
hyper-
English
ὑπέρ
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Related
Hypertrophy
Fibrosis
Dysplasia
Carcinoma
Edema
Lesions
Necrosis
Hyperkeratosis
Thickening
Inflammation
Atrophy
Lesion
Tumors
Proteolysis
Adenocarcinoma
Enlargement
Metastasis
Metaplasia
Tumor
Hemorrhage
Degeneration
Carcinomas
Degranulation
Oedema
Stenosis
Thrombosis
Neoplasia
Metastases
Dysfunction
Atherosclerosis
Malformation
Sclerosis
Malignancy
Dilatation
Thrombocytopenia
Anemia
Resorption
Steatosis
Periodontitis
Tumours
Parenchyma
Epithelium
Cyst
Neovascularization
Calcification
Adenoma
Cardiomyopathy
Cirrhosis
Neoplastic
Papillary
Neoplasm
Dystrophy
Angiogenesis
Striated Muscle
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