hyperplasia
(noun) abnormal increase in number of cells
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hyperplasia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperplasias)
(medicine) An increase in the size of a tissue or organ due to increased number of cells.
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`per*pla"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med. & Biol.)
Definition: An increase in, or excessive growth of, the normal elements of any part.
Note: Hyperplasia relates to the formation of new elements, hypertrophy being an increase in bulk of preexisting normal elements. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 March 2025
(noun) the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
