HYPERPLASIAS Synonyms
1 hypernym for hyperplasias. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for HYPERPLASIAS
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| growths | noun n | |||||
noun • (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level • a progression from simpler to more complex forms • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • vegetation that has grown • the gradual beginning or coming forth • (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) • something grown or growing | ||||||
| hypertrophies | verb v | |||||
noun • abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ verb • undergo hypertrophy | ||||||
| neoplasms | noun n | |||||
noun • an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | ||||||
| overgrowths | noun n | |||||
noun • excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland • a profusion of growth on or over something else | ||||||
| proliferations | noun n | |||||
noun • growth by the rapid multiplication of parts • a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons) | ||||||
| swellings | noun n | |||||
noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | ||||||