Hyperplasia

Hyperplasia
Hyperplasia Hy`per*pla"si*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + ? conformation, fr. ? to mold.] (Med. & Biol.) An increase in, or excessive growth of, the normal elements of any part. [1913 Webster]

Note: Hyperplasia relates to the formation of new elements, hypertrophy being an increase in bulk of preexisting normal elements. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]


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  • hyperplasia — 1861, from Mod.L. hyperplasia, from HYPER (Cf. hyper ) + PLASIA (Cf. plasia) …   Etymology dictionary

  • hyperplasia — hyperplasia. См. гиперплазия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • hyperplasia — [hī΄pər plā′zhə] n. [ModL < HYPER + PLASIA] an abnormal increase in the number of cells composing a tissue or organ hyperplastic [hī΄pərplas′tik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • Hyperplasia — plasia Anaplasia – dedifferentiation Hyperplasia – physiological proliferation Increase in number of cells Neoplasia – abnormal proliferation Dysplasia – maturation abnormality Metaplasia – cell type conversion …   Wikipedia

  • Hyperplasia — A condition in which there is an increase in the number of normal cells in a tissue or organ. * * * An increase in number of normal cells in a tissue or organ, excluding tumor formation, whereby the bulk of the part or organ may be increased. SEE …   Medical dictionary

  • hyperplasia — n. the increased production and growth of normal cells in a tissue or organ without an increase in the size of the cells. The affected part becomes larger but retains its normal form. Hyperplasia can be physiological, as in the breasts during… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • hyperplasia — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1861 an abnormal or unusual increase in the elements composing a part (as cells composing a tissue) compare benign prostatic hyperplasia • hyperplastic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Hyperplasia — hiperplazija statusas T sritis gyvūnų raida, augimas, ontogenezė, embriologija atitikmenys: lot. Hyperplasia ryšiai: platesnis terminas – gausumas siauresnis terminas – dalinis siauresnis terminas – visiškas …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

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  • Hyperplasia — per didelis ląstelių dauginimasis statusas T sritis embriologija atitikmenys: lot. Hyperplasia ryšiai: platesnis terminas – gausumas siauresnis terminas – dalinis siauresnis terminas – visiškas sinonimas – hiperplazija …   Medicininės histologijos ir embriologijos vardynas

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