benign prostatic hyperplasia
English
Diagram of a normal prostate (left) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (right)
Noun
benign prostatic hyperplasia (countable and uncountable, plural benign prostatic hyperplasias)
- (pathology) A noncancerous increase in size of the prostate gland, often resulting in symptoms such as frequent urination, urinary urgency, involuntary urination or the inability to urinate.
- Synonyms: (initialism) BPH, benign prostate enlargement
- 2019 August 26, Jane E. Brody, “Alternatives to Surgery for an Enlarged Prostate”, in The New York Times:
- Mr. Goldman, like up to 90 percent of men in their 70s, has benign prostatic hyperplasia, or B.P.H., a nonmalignant growth of the prostate gland. As the prostate enlarges with age, it squeezes the urethra that passes through it and can disrupt normal urinary function.
Further reading
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