Overgrowth may refer to:

Botany and environment

Shrub A shrub (often also called a 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 ...

and weed 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 organic tissue that results from cell proliferati ...

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 Gingival enlargement is an increase in the size of the gingiva (gums). It is a common feature of gingival disease. Gingival enlargement can be caused by a number of factors, including inflammatory conditions and the side effects of certain medi ...

Pityrosporum folliculitis Malassezia folliculitis or Pityrosporum folliculitis, is a skin condition caused by infection by ''Malassezia'' (formerly ''Pityrosporum'') yeast. The skin of the upper trunk area including the back, chest, arms and sometimes the neck is often a ...

part of the normal skin flora, which overgrows in certain conditions *

Neural fibrolipoma Neural Fibrolipoma is an overgrowth of fibro-fatty tissue along a nerve trunk that often leads to nerve compression.James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology''. (10th ed.). Saunders. ...

overgrowth of fibro-fatty tissue along a nerve trunk that often leads to nerve compression *

Perlman syndrome Perlman syndrome (PS) (also called renal hamartomas, nephroblastomatosis and fetal gigantism) is a rare overgrowth disorder present at birth. It is characterized by polyhydramnios and fetal overgrowth, including macrocephaly, neonatal macrosomia, ...

a rare overgrowth disorder present at birth * Achlorhydria complications of bacterial overgrowth and intestinal metaplasia and symptoms are often consistent with those * Retinopathy most often resulting from neovascularization or blood vessel overgrowth *

Congenital hypertrophy of the lateral fold of the hallux Congenital hypertrophy of the lateral fold of the hallux is a rare cutaneous condition of unknown pathology that present to newborns. The condition was "first described by Martinet et al. in 1984." This sometimes painful condition involves "an ove ...

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