hyperplasia

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(hī″pĕr-plā′zh(ē-)ă)

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[hyper- + -plasia]
An abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in an organ or tissue with no evidence of cancer.
SYN: SEE: hypergenesis
SEE: hyperphasia (2)
hyperplastic (hī″pĕr-plas′tik)
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HYPERPLASIA OF A DERMAL MOLE

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(hī″pĕr-plā′zh(ē-)ă)

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[hyper- + -plasia]
An abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in an organ or tissue with no evidence of cancer.
SYN: SEE: hypergenesis
SEE: hyperphasia (2)
hyperplastic (hī″pĕr-plas′tik)
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, adj.
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HYPERPLASIA OF A DERMAL MOLE

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