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hyperplasia |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hyperplasia \Hy`per*pla"si*a\, n. [NL., fr Gr "ype`r over + ? conformation, fr ? to mold.] (Med. & Biol.) An increase in or excessive growth of the normal elements of any part Note: Hyperplasia relates to the formation of new elements, hypertrophy being an increase in bulk of preexisting normal elements. --Dunglison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hyperplasia n : abnormal increase in number of cells
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