hyperplasic

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adjective

Relating to hyperplasia

OriginEnglish hyperplasia ← Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? →
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Meanings

adjectivehyperplasic (comparative more hyperplasic, superlative most hyperplasic)

comparative more hyperplasic · superlative most hyperplasic

  1. Relating to hyperplasia

    For this experiment, 20 epithelial cell nuclei per area of atrophic, hyperplasic or PIN epithelium, as well as the adjacent normal epithelium, totaling approximately 480 nuclei for each animal, were traced, and the cell area was measured.

    2015 July 6, “Changes in Estrogen Receptor ERβ (ESR2) Expression without Changes in the Estradiol Levels in the Prostate of Aging Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  9. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  10. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σῐς (plắsĭs)
  11. Englishhyperplasia
  12. Englishhyperplasic

From hyperplasia + -ic.

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APA

hyperplasic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperplasic

MLA

“hyperplasic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperplasic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperplasic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperplasic.

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