Meanings
nounhemihyperplasia (countable and uncountable, plural hemihyperplasias)
plural hemihyperplasias
- countableuncountablemedicinehyperplasia that affects only half of the body or of an organ.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
- Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
- Ancient Greekἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)
- Englishhemi-
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
- Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
- Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
- Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs)
- Englishhyperplasia
- Englishhemihyperplasia
From hemi- + hyperplasia.
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hemihyperplasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemihyperplasia
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