hyperplastic
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- adjective
- /ˌhaɪpərˈplæstɪk/
- Specialized
- In cases of chronic irritation, tissues may become hyperplastic, leading to increased cell numbers.
- hyperplastic glands
- hyperplastic changes
- hyperplastic oncocytic
Examples
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It thus became evident that there were two patterns of growth: hyperplastic and neoplastic.
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Spleen architecture was preserved, while red pulp was hyperplastic.
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This finding lends more support to the theory of progressive tumoral change in a hyperplastic process.
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The CO2 laser is commonly used for reducing hyperplastic turbinates.
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The hyperplastic pattern was characterized by the unencapsulated nodular growth pattern and irregular outline.
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Nine of the 10 fibrin glue patients had adenomas, and 1 had hyperplastic parathyroid glands.
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Histologic analysis will reveal that the lymph node architecture is preserved and that hyperplastic follicles are present.
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Thirty-one of the drain patients had adenomas, and 6 were hyperparathyroid secondary to hyperplastic glands.
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Within the salivary glands, the appearance of these cells in focal metaplastic, hyperplastic, or neoplastic oncocytic processes is usually related to increasing age.
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Jaffe wrote that the lesion represents a hyperplastic, reparative reaction to an intraosseous hemorrhage induced by trauma.
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Synonyms
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3.1
Bigger than normal because it is swollen or has been made larger
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7.8
Showing fast growth, often in cells
Showing a quick, often abnormal increase in cells
Antonyms
How Enlarged
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hyperplastic comes from hyper- meaning 'too much' and -plastic meaning 'forming' or 'shaping', like plastic which you can shape. So, a hyperplastic tissue or organ is one where cells have 'formed' too much, meaning there are too many cells.