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hyperplasia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈpleɪ.ʒə/
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  • CMU ARPABET: HH AY2 P ER0 P L EY1 ZH AA0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An increase in the size of a tissue or organ due to increased number of cells.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

abnormal increase in number of cells

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dysplasia

Narrower terms: benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Hellenic *pláthyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs)der. New Latin -plasiabor. English -plasia English hyperplasia From hyper- + -plasia.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hiperplàsia — increase in the size of a tissue or organ
  • Chinese Mandarin: 增生 (zēngshēng) — increase in the size of a tissue or organ
  • Dutch: hyperplasie — increase in the size of a tissue or organ
  • Finnish: hyperplasia — increase in the size of a tissue or organ
  • French: hyperplasie — increase in the size of a tissue or organ
  • Gujarati: અતિવર્ધન (ativardhan) — increase in the size of a tissue or organ
  • Hindi: अतिवर्धन (ativardhan) — increase in the size of a tissue or organ
  • Irish: hipearpláise — increase in the size of a tissue or organ
  • Italian: iperplasia — increase in the size of a tissue or organ
  • Occitan: iperplasia — increase in the size of a tissue or organ
  • Polish: rozrost — increase in the size of a tissue or organ
  • Spanish: hiperplasia — increase in the size of a tissue or organ
  • Swedish: hyperplasi — increase in the size of a tissue or organ
  • Turkish: hiperplazi — increase in the size of a tissue or organ