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HYPERPLASIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Abnormal increase in number of cells
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hyperplasia" is a kind of...):
dysplasia (abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hyperplasia"):
benign prostatic hyperplasia; BPH (enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process)
Context examples:
A disorder characterized by lymphoid hyperplasia in the lymph nodes.
(Angiofollicular Lymphoid Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
A low malignant potential adenofibroma of the ovary It is characterized by an atypical epithelial hyperplasia.
(Borderline Ovarian Mucinous Adenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is composed of hyperplastic adrenal cortical tissue, and it is associated with congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
(Adrenal Rest Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Hyperplasia associated with increase in lactogenic hormones.
(Physiological Diffuse Hyperplasia of the Mouse Mammary Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
Also called atypical ductal breast hyperplasia and atypical ductal hyperplasia.
(ADH, NCI Dictionary)
A type of hyperplasia that is characterized by variable thickening of the urinary tract epithelium and a slight papillary growth.
(Papillary Urothelial Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
The first of these is often preceded by simple and papillary hyperplasia and exhibits a tumour morphology that is low-grade, superficial and papillary.
(Bladder Cancer Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)
Representative examples include mediastinitis and thymic hyperplasia.
(Non-Neoplastic Mediastinal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
A focal hyperplasia that is not inflammatory or squamous.
(Other Focal Hyperplasias of the Mouse Mammary Gland, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
Also called atypical lobular breast hyperplasia and atypical lobular hyperplasia.
(ALH, NCI Dictionary)
