OVERGROWTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overgrowth mean? 

• OVERGROWTH (noun)
  The noun OVERGROWTH has 2 senses:

1. excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland

2. a profusion of growth on or over something else

  Familiarity information: OVERGROWTH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERGROWTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

giantism; gigantism; overgrowth

Hypernyms ("overgrowth" is a kind of...):

hypertrophy (abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ)

Meronyms (parts of "overgrowth"):

hyperpituitarism (excessive activity of the pituitary gland (especially overactivity of the anterior lobe which leads to excess secretion of growth hormone))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A profusion of growth on or over something else

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("overgrowth" is a kind of...):

cornucopia; profuseness; profusion; richness (the property of being extremely abundant)

 Context examples 

A polyp characterized by an overgrowth of mature cells and tissues that normally occur in the affected area.

(Hamartomatous Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic polyp that arises from the stomach and is characterized by the presence of connective tissue stroma overgrowth and cystic formations.

(Gastric Hamartomatous Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare benign overgrowth of bone arising from extraskeletal sites.

(Extraskeletal Osteoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by non-neoplastic overgrowth of bone.

(Exostosis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A neoplastic process characterized by a diffuse poorly circumscribed overgrowth of adipose tissue in the breast and cervical areas, and an accumulation of visceral fat.

(HIV Lipodystrophy, NCI Thesaurus)

It is formed by enlargement and overgrowth of cicatricial tissue and regresses spontaneously.

(Hypertrophic Scar, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A treatment for Epstein-Barr virus infection or overgrowth of white blood cells (lymphocytes) after an organ or bone marrow transplant.

(Peripheral blood lymphocyte therapy, NCI Dictionary)

A neoplastic process characterized by a diffuse poorly circumscribed overgrowth of adipose tissue in the pelvic region.

(Pelvic Lipomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A neoplastic process characterized by poorly circumscribed overgrowth of adipose tissue.

(Lipomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

An abnormal overgrowth of the endometrium (the layer of cells that lines the uterus).

(Endometrial hyperplasia, NCI Dictionary)