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benign prostatic hyperplasia

benign prostatic hyperplasia noun: a 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.

benign prostatic hyperplasia: a noncancerous increase in size of the prostate gland, often resulting in symptoms such as frequent...
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Noun

benign prostatic hyperplasia (countable and uncountable, plural benign prostatic hyperplasias)

  1. A 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 Times

Synonyms of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Forms of benign prostatic hyperplasia

pluralbenign prostatic hyperplasias

Questions about benign prostatic hyperplasia

What does benign prostatic hyperplasia mean?
Benign prostatic hyperplasia means a 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.
What part of speech is benign prostatic hyperplasia?
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a noun.
What is the plural of benign prostatic hyperplasia?
The plural of benign prostatic hyperplasia is benign prostatic hyperplasias.

Words near benign prostatic hyperplasia in the dictionary

  1. benign
  2. benign neglect
  3. benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
  4. benign prostate enlargement
  5. benign prostate enlargements
  6. benign prostatic hyperplasia
  7. benign prostatic hyperplasias
  8. benignancies
  9. benignancy
  10. benignant
  11. benignantly

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