| | Disease Ontology | MeSH |
| Disease ID: | | D011470 |
| Disease Name: | | Prostatic Hyperplasia |
| Category: | | MeSH |
| Type: | | Urogenital Diseases |
| Define: | | Increase in constituent cells in the PROSTATE, leading to enlargement of the organ (hypertrophy) and adverse impact on the lower urinary tract function. This can be caused by increased rate of cell proliferation, reduced rate of cell death, or both. |
| Alias: | | Prostatic Hyperplasia//Hyperplasia, Prostatic//Adenoma, Prostatic//Adenomas, Prostatic//Prostatic Adenomas//Prostatic Adenoma//Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia//Benign Prostatic Hyperplasias//Hyperplasia, Benign Prostatic//Hyperplasias, Benign Prostatic//Prostatic Hyperplasias, Benign//Prostatic Hypertrophy, Benign//Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy//Hypertrophy, Benign Prostatic//Prostatic Hyperplasia, Benign//Prostatic Hypertrophy//Hypertrophies, Prostatic//Hypertrophy, Prostatic//Prostatic Hypertrophies |
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