BPH
BPH is the initialism of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Meaning of benign prostatic hyperplasia
Noun
benign prostatic hyperplasia (countable and uncountable, plural benign prostatic hyperplasias)
- 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:
- BPH, benign prostate enlargement
Noun capitalized: BPh
BPh
- Abbreviation of Bachelor of Philosophy.
- Synonyms:
- BPhil
Synonyms of BPH
Forms of BPH
| plural | BPHs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | B.Ph. |
Questions about BPH
- What is BPH the initialism of?
- BPH is the initialism of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- What part of speech is BPH?
- BPH is a noun.
- What is the plural of BPH?
- The plural of BPH is BPHs.
Words near BPH in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: BPH (page history and authors); BPh (page history and authors); benign prostatic hyperplasia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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