#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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