hy|per|pla|sia

hy|per|pla|sia
hy|per|pla|sia «HY puhr PLAY zhuh», noun. Medicine, Biology.
1. an abnormal multiplication of cells or structural elements of a part or organ. It is a form of hypertrophy.
2. the resulting increase in size of the part or organ.
[< German Hyperplasie < Greek hyper- over + plásis formation]

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