(hī″pĕr-plā′zē-ă)
[Pronunciation]
[″ + plassein, to form]
Excessive proliferation of normal cells in the normal tissue arrangement of an organ.
SYN: hypergenesis
Figure: HYPERPLASIA OF A DERMAL MOLE
hyperplastic, (-plăs′tĭk)
[Pronunciation]
adj.
angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia
benign prostatic hyperplasia
fibrous hyperplasia
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