hyperplasia
hyperplasia
Definition
hyper·pla·sia (hī′pər plā′z̸hə)
hy′·per·plas′·tic (-plas′tik) adjective
hyperplasia
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- gland: The neonatal form involves hyperplasia of the parathyroid glands.
Converse of object
- call: The bark from this tree is a valuable remedy against a prostate disorder, called benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- cause: Their irritating activity has caused severe hyperplasia ( abnormal cell growth ).
- show: Hysterectomy was performed and the histopathology showed residual hyperplasia only the tissue that had become malignant had been removed by the curettage.
- have: Comment This type of information is invaluable in informing men of their options if they have benign prostatic hyperplasia and moderate to severe symptoms.
- treat: There is no good evidence of effectiveness and no evidence of long-term safety for any herbal preparation used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- induce: In the thyroid, 1,3 DCP induced thyroid follicular cell hyperplasia in dose-related manner in both male and female rats.
Adjective modifier
- prostatic: Comment Men with more severe symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia had poorer health status.
- benign: Chondroitin can result in problems ranging from painful benign prostate hyperplasia to deadly prostate cancer.
- nodular: A remaining 5mm focus of focal nodular hyperplasia was not detected by either observer on any technique.
- endometrial: Importantly, oral contraceptives reduce the risk of endometrial hyperplasia.
- adrenal: The loss of control of treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia during adolescence is well known.
- atypical: Atypical hyperplasia or LCIS does not mean you will necessarily develop breast cancer in the future.
Preposition: with
- atypia: Cancer of the endometrium similarly passes through a pre-malignant phase ( hyperplasia with severe atypia ) before cancer develops.
Noun used with modifier
- gingival: Focal or generalized gingival hyperplasia can occur, due to a chronic inflammatory response to plaque.
- prostate: Part 1 - What are the causes of prostate hyperplasia?
- cell: Although the significance for man cannot be discounted the NOEL for interstitial cell hyperplasia can be used in the risk assessment.
- gland: There was a clear dose related increase in parathyroid gland hyperplasia from the lowest dose 400 ppm.
- goblet: Studies in humans have demonstrated that carbocisteine reduces goblet cell hyperplasia.
- crypt: What are the surgical implications The histology shows villous atrophy with crypt hyperplasia.
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