benign prostatic hyperplasia
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.16 in modern English
43
Scrabble Score
26
Letters
7
Syllables
15
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."