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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hyperplasia
n 1: abnormal increase in number of cells