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aplasia
failure of some tissue or organ to develop
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fibrous dysplasia of bone
a disturbance in which bone that is undergoing lysis is replaced by an abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue resulting in bone lesions or skin lesions
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hypertrophy
abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
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hyperplasia
abnormal increase in number of cells
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hypoplasia
underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells
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anaplasia
loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor
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Albright's disease, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones
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monostotic fibrous dysplasia
fibrous dysplasia of bone confined to a single bone
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adenomegaly
gland enlargement
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cor pulmonale
enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart due to disease of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels
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dactylomegaly
abnormally large fingers or toes
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elephantiasis
hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis
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splenomegaly
an abnormal enlargement of the spleen
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giantism, gigantism, overgrowth
excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
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acromegalia, acromegaly
enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor)
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BPH, benign prostatic hyperplasia
enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process