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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. abnormal increase in number of cells;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hyperplasia n 1: abnormal increase in number of cells