Hyperplasia
Also called Increase in cell count
PathologyUrologyOncologyImportant
Increase in cell number within a tissue or organ causing enlargement, occurring as a physiological response or pathological process such as prostatic hyperplasia.
Korean
과형성
세포 수 증가로 인한 조직이나 장기의 부피 증가; 개별 세포 크기는 변하지 않는다는 점에서 비대증과 구별됨.
French
Hyperplasie
Augmentation du nombre de cellules dans un tissu ou organe entraînant une augmentation de son volume ; peut être physiologique ou pathologique (ex. : hyperplasie prostatique).
Word parts
hyper-Prefix(Greek) Above, excess-plasiaSuffix(Greek) Formation, development, growth