How to Use hyperplasia in a Sentence

hyperplasia

noun
  • Is prostate enlargement or hyperplasia possible at such a young age?
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Building up several months' worth of lining in your uterus can put you at risk for precancerous changes called hyperplasia.
    — Sari Harrar, Good Housekeeping, 23 Jan. 2013
  • The pigment can damage the lungs by increasing the number of cells there, a condition called alveolar hyperplasia.
    — Neil Bedi, ProPublica, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Prostatic hyperplasia is when the prostate and surrounding tissue expands.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Often the cause is an enlarged prostate, a condition known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH.
    — Robert J. Davis, Washington Post, 17 June 2017
  • 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
  • This side effect, called paradoxical adipose hyperplasia, usually requires surgery to correct.
    — Anna Kodé, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2023
  • In June, my annual mammogram and subsequent biopsy revealed atypical ductal hyperplasia in my right breast.
    — Kai McGee, Marie Claire, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Some types of endometrial hyperplasia can lead to cancers, including endometrial cancer and uterine cancer.
    — Caroline Kee, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • Benign prostatic hyperplasia can also cause difficulty starting a urine stream, a weak or interrupted urine stream, and/or urinary retention.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • Hyperplasia in the uterus, known as endometrial hyperplasia, occurs when the lining of the uterus (endometrium) becomes too thick, per the Cleveland Clinic.
    — Caroline Kee, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Benign hyperplasia is usually managed with hormone therapy or a minor surgical procedure to remove excess tissue.
    — Jess Sims, Health, 26 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • More serious complications can also occur, such as paradoxical adipose hyperplasia or hernia.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Collies are more exposed to overbite than other pups, while boxers, Great Danes, mastiffs, and bulldogs are at risk of developing gingival hyperplasia, which is an overgrowth or thickening of the gums.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Tangir said the GLP-1s also are curbing a pre-cancer condition in the uterine lining called complex atypical hyperplasia.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • They can be used to manage and treat a myriad of gynecologic issues, such as abnormal uterine bleeding, and can be protective against conditions like uterine hyperplasia and endometrial cancer.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Meadows was diagnosed with idiopathic myointimal hyperplasia of the mesenteric veins in 2005, the outlet said.
    — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • In a rare side effect called paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH), a patient can come to grow hard fatty tissue in the affected areas, resulting in swellings and masses that can be permanent.
    — Sally Singer, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Summary Research suggests that diet can influence the risk of developing an enlarged prostate or benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and the management of symptoms.
    — Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 3 July 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the medical term for an enlarged prostate.
    — Md Published, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

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