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benign prostatic hyperplasias

benign prostatic hyperplasias is the plural of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Meaning of benign prostatic hyperplasia

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

Questions about benign prostatic hyperplasias

What is benign prostatic hyperplasias the plural of?
Benign prostatic hyperplasias is the plural of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Words near benign prostatic hyperplasias in the dictionary

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

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