pleonasm

pleonasm definition - medical

ple·o·nasm (plēˈə-năzˌəm)

noun
An excess in the number or size of parts.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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