#dysplasia abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth
supertype: abnormalcy__abnormality__abnormal_condition an abnormal condition
subtype: aplasia failure of some tissue or organ to develop
subtype: 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
subtype: Albright's_disease__polyostotic_fibrous_dysplasia__polyostoticfibrousdysplasia fibrous dysplasia of bone affecting multiple bones
subtype: monostotic_fibrous_dysplasia fibrous dysplasia of bone confined to a single bone
subtype: hypertrophy abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
subtype: adenomegaly gland enlargement
subtype: cor_pulmonale__corpulmonale enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart due to disease of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels
subtype: dactylomegaly abnormally large fingers or toes
subtype: elephantiasis__elephantiasi hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis
subtype: elephantiasis_neuromatosa__elephantiasisneuromatosa hypertrophy of a limb
subtype: elephantiasis_scroti__elephantiasisscroti__chyloderma swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic obstruction
subtype: nevoid_elephantiasis__pachyderma thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction
subtype: splenomegaly an abnormal enlargement of the spleen
subtype: giantism__gigantism__overgrowth excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
subtype: acromegaly__acromegalia 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)
subtype: hyperplasia abnormal increase in number of cells
subtype: benign_prostatic_hyperplasia__BPH enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process
subtype: hypoplasia underdevelopment of an organ because of a decrease in the number of cells
subtype: 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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