Meanings
plural benign prostatic hyperplasias
- countableuncountablemedicineA noncancerous increase in size of the prostate gland, often resulting in symptoms such as frequent urination, urinary urgency, involuntary urination or the inability to urinate.
Mr. Goldman, like up to 90 percent of men in their 70s, has benign prostatic hyperplasia, or B.P.H., a nonmalignant growth of the prostate gland. As the prostate enlarges with age, it squeezes the urethra that passes through it and can disrupt normal urinary function.
2019 August 26, Jane E. Brody, “Alternatives to Surgery for an Enlarged Prostate”, in The New York TimesSynonyms: BPH, benign prostate enlargement
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA noncancerous increase in size of the prostate gland, often resulting in symptoms such as frequent urination, urinary urgency, involuntary urination or the inability to urinate.
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