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Hyperplasia

Synonym(s)

Abnormal multiplication of otherwise normal cells, leading to tissue enlargement.: Definition from: CRISP Thesaurus via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine
An increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ without tumor formation. It differs from hypertrophy, which is an increase in bulk without an increase in the number of cells.: Definition from: MeSH via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine
An abnormal increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue.: Definition from: Physician Data Query via Unified Medical Language System at the National Library of Medicine


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