HYPERPLASIAS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word hyperplasias. (close relations)
Definition of HYPERPLASIAS
hyperplasia
Best Alternative Words for HYPERPLASIAS
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growths | nounn | |||||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||||
hypertrophies | verbv | |||||||
noun • abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ verb • undergo hypertrophy | ||||||||
neoplasms | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||||
overgrowths | nounn | |||||||
noun • excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland • a profusion of growth on or over something else | ||||||||
proliferations | nounn | |||||||
noun • growth by the rapid multiplication of parts • a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons) | ||||||||
swellings | nounn | |||||||
noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) |