hyperplasia

Meaning of hyperplasia

noun
  1. 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.
    hyperplasia of the endocrine cells
    the hyperplasias regressed in five patients

mid 19th century: from hyper- ‘beyond’ + Greek plasis ‘formation’.

Information about hyperplasia

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of hyperplasia is: hyperplasias.
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Hyphenation of hyperplasia

hy-per-pla-sia

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
  • hyperplasia is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

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