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hyperplasia

/hahy-per-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh/US // ˌhaɪ pərˈpleɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə //UK // (ˌhaɪpəˈplæzɪə) //

增生,增生症,增生期,增生性疾病

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology, Biology.

    • : abnormal multiplication of cells.
    • : enlargement of a part due to an abnormal numerical increase of its cells.

Examples

  • Like senility, there is no way to stop sebaceous hyperplasia from advancing, either.

  • With hyperplasia of lamina, at the anterior portion of the distal phalanx, there results a thick "white line."

  • The inflammation is accompanied by the formation of so-called granules, and at the same time by a hyperplasia of the papillae.

  • The bronchial glands have undergone hyperplasia, being enlarged and hard.

  • The rest of the gland may be normal, or may show some degree of hyperplasia.

  • This change consists in hyperplasia of the gland-constituents.