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noun
A noncancerous increase in size of the prostate gland, often resulting in symptoms such as frequent urination, urinary urgency, involuntary urination or the inability to urinate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: BPH, benign prostate enlargement
Antonyms: none provided
noun
enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: BPH
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hyperplasia
History
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