How to Use hyperplasia in a Sentence
hyperplasia
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There was no difference in rate of benign prostate hyperplasia, and prostate cancer occurred in 12 patients in the testosterone group and 11 in the placebo group.
—Matthew Herper Reprints, STAT, 16 June 2023
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The dog exhibited severe hyperplasia of the lower jaw and tissue inside of his mouth was swollen to at least twice the normal size, according to the affidavit.
—Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2022
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The pigment can damage the lungs by increasing the number of cells there, a condition called alveolar hyperplasia.
—Neil Bedi, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2022
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Building up several months' worth of lining in your uterus can put you at risk for precancerous changes called hyperplasia.
—Sari Harrar, Good Housekeeping, 3 July 2018
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Often the cause is an enlarged prostate, a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH.
—Robert J. Davis, Washington Post, 17 June 2017
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Some have shown a small, insignificant increase in the risk of endometrial hyperplasia (changes in the uterine tissue that are a precursor to cancer), while others have shown a small decrease.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 11 July 2021
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Pastrana, who was born in Mexico in 1834, had two rare diseases: generalized hypertrichosis lanuginosa, which caused her face and body to be covered in hair, and gingival hyperplasia, which caused her lips and gums to grow thick.
—Deneen L. Brown, Washington Post, 3 June 2018
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Her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer and had her lymph nodes removed; the woman on the call was diagnosed with atypical hyperplasia, which is not cancer but is considered a precursor that puts a woman at high risk.
—Susan Dominus, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
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Prostatic hyperplasia is when the prostate and surrounding tissue expands.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Mar. 2023
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Julia Pastrana, born in Mexico in 1834, had two rare diseases: hypertrichosis lanuginosa, which covered her body and face with hair, and gingival hyperplasia, which caused thickened lips and gums and the appearance of a protruding jaw.
—Marilyn Bailey, star-telegram, 21 Mar. 2018
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This prostate complex dietary supplement features nine powerful natural ingredients that have been long used to treat the symptoms of many prostate health issues, such as Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and enlarged prostate gland.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
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Twenty percent to 50% of women will have endometrial hyperplasia, a possible precursor to cancer, within a year.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2022
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In June, my annual mammogram and subsequent biopsy revealed atypical ductal hyperplasia in my right breast.
—Kai McGee, Marie Claire, 26 Oct. 2020
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Meadows was diagnosed with idiopathic myointimal hyperplasia of the mesenteric veins in 2005, the outlet said.
—Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2021
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During the surgery, county veterinarians found the dog suffering from vaginal hyperplasia and internal tissue damage to its abdomen wall, in addition to a severe infection inside the abdomen.
—Barbara Harvey, sacbee, 13 Apr. 2018
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Instead, her years of respiratory symptoms, chronic cough, and test results led us to diagnose a rare lung disease known as diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia.
—Jamie Garfield, Philly.com, 5 Feb. 2018
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This side effect, called paradoxical adipose hyperplasia, usually requires surgery to correct.
—Anna Kodé, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2023
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Besides subsiding the usual urinary symptoms associated with UTI, this supplement interrupts the progression of benign prostate hyperplasia to some extent.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
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Researchers have suggested that blockage of the hair follicles and sebaceous ducts by mites may result in epithelial hyperplasia, elicit a phagocytic, granulomatous reaction or bring about an inflammatory response due to their waste products (d).
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2011
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Endometrial hyperplasia: This condition happens when your endometrium becomes too thick, usually due to a lack of ovulation that results in insufficient progesterone production.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 17 May 2018
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The diagnosis: bilateral adrenal medullary hyperplasia.
—Ryan Prior, CNN, 19 May 2021
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