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What it means
Growth of a tissue by making more cells. It can be normal, as when the breast grows in pregnancy or the lining of the uterus thickens each month, or abnormal, as in benign prostatic hyperplasiabee-NINE proh-STAT-ik hy-per-PLAY-zhuhA prostate gland that has grown larger than normal, from growth that is not cancer.hyper- more than normalplas growth or formation-ia conditionFull entry , where the prostate enlarges. Hyperplasia is not cancer, but some kinds raise the risk of it. It differs from hypertrophy, where each cell grows bigger instead of there being more cells.
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Related terms
benign prostatic hyperplasia
A prostate gland that has grown larger than normal, from growth that is not cancer.
hyper-
A word beginning that means above, over or more than normal.
prostat/o
A word root that means the prostate, the gland below the bladder in men.