bph
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.17 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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. […] Common risk factors for developing B.P.H. include, in addition to age, a family history of the condition, obesity, metabolic syndrome, a sedentary lifestyle and diabetes."
- "Sometimes guys with BPH who strain to pee irritate their pelvic floor, leading them to develop prostatitis, too."
Usage
Inflected Forms
BPHs (plural)
B.Ph. (alternative)