Hypertrophy

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• fat hypertrophy
• tonsillar hypertrophy

Introduction

• A general increase in bulk of a tissue or organ unrelated to tumor growth. The term is generally restricted to indicate an increase in size of tissue, but not an increase in number of cells.

• Example: hypertrophy of a muscle due to exercise.
• See also hyperplasia.

More General Terms

• sign/symptom
• pathologic process

Additional Terms

• hyperplasia

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995

hypertrophy