Overgrowth may refer to:

Botany and environment

Shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

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weed A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, growing where it conflicts with human preferences, needs, or goals.Harlan, J. R., & deWet, J. M. (1965). Some thoughts about weeds. ''Economic botany'', ''19''(1), 16-24. Pla ...

growth * Aufwuchs (German "surface growth" or "overgrowth") is the collection of small animals and plants that adhere to open surfaces

Medicine and biology

Hyperplasia Hyperplasia (from ancient Greek ὑπέρ ''huper'' 'over' + πλάσις ''plasis'' 'formation'), or hypergenesis, is an enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the amount of Tissue (biology), organic tissue that results from ...

Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia Inflammatory papillary hyperplasia (IPH) is a benign lesion of the oral mucosa which is characterized by the growth of one or more nodular lesions, measuring about 2mm or less. The lesion almost exclusively involves the hard palate, and in rare ins ...

, overgrowth of soft tissue, usually beneath a denture *

Overgrowth syndrome Overgrowth syndromes in children constitute a group of rare disorders that are characterised by tissue hypertrophy. Individual overgrowth syndromes have been shown to overlap with regard to clinical and radiologic features. The details of the gene ...

a group of genetic disorders in which there is an abnormal increase in the size of the body or a body part *

Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), also termed bacterial overgrowth, or small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome (SBBOS), is a disorder of excessive bacterial growth in the small intestine. Unlike the colon (or large bowel), which is r ...

* Gingival overgrowth * Pityrosporum folliculitis part of the normal skin flora, which overgrows in certain conditions * Neural fibrolipoma overgrowth of fibro-fatty tissue along a nerve trunk that often leads to nerve compression *

Perlman syndrome Perlman syndrome (PS), also known as nephroblastomatosis-fetal ascites-macrosomia-Wilms tumor syndrome, is a rare overgrowth syndrome caused by Dominance (genetics), autosomal recessive mutations in the ''DIS3L2'' gene. PS is characterized by mac ...

a rare overgrowth disorder present at birth *

Achlorhydria Achlorhydria and hypochlorhydria are states where the production of hydrochloric acid in gastric secretions of the stomach is absent or low, respectively. Achlorhydria is commonly a complication of some other disease, such as chronic '' Helicobac ...

complications of bacterial overgrowth and intestinal metaplasia and symptoms are often consistent with those *

Retinopathy Retinopathy is any damage to the retina of the eyes, which may cause vision impairment. Retinopathy often refers to retinal vascular disease, or damage to the retina caused by abnormal blood flow. Age-related macular degeneration is technically in ...

most often resulting from neovascularization or blood vessel overgrowth * Congenital hypertrophy of the lateral fold of the hallux condition involves "an overgrowth of the soft tissue" that can partially cover the nail plate *

Leontiasis ossea Leontiasis ossea, also known as leontiasis, lion face or lion face syndrome, is a rare medical condition, characterized by an overgrowth of the facial and cranial bones. It is not a disease in itself, but a symptom of other diseases, including Pag ...

Lion Face Syndrome, is a rare medical condition, characterized by an overgrowth of the facial and cranial bones * Hereditary gingival fibromatosis a rare condition of gingival overgrowth

Other uses

* ''Overgrowth'' (video game), by Wolfire Games {{disambiguation