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Concentric hypertrophy involves thickness of the heart walls. The underlying cause for this condition is a heart that has been overworked due to high blood pressure (usually).
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What is eccentric left ventricular hypertrophy?
Ventricular hypertrophy means a thickening of the ventricle walls. This can then be described as eccentric or concentric. Eccentric hypertrophy is where the wall thickens but the ventricle itself dilates therefore the wall is thickened but the ventricular chamber remains the same size. Concentric hypertrophy is where the wall thickens which then makes the internal ventricular chamber smaller.
Enlargement of the heart caused by hypertension is a result of?
hypertrophy
What is uncinate hypertrophy?
Uncinate hypertrophy is usually caused by osteoarthritis. This occurs when joints in the neck and spine grow bigger than normal.
Is an enlarged thyroid gland caused by hypertrophy of thyroid cells and tissue?
Yes
Is a general increase in the bulk of a body part due to an increase in the size but not in the number of cells?
Hypertrophy
What type of exercise causes increase in muscle size?
Hypertrophy.
How can you use hypertrophy in a sentence?
The hypertrophy of the liver was causing the problem.
Is flexion eccentric or concentric?
Concentric
What is the icd9 code for right ventricular hypertrophy?
right ventricle hypertrophy
Name of fingerprint pattern series of concentric circles?
Whorl, which is caused by a high centered volar pad during fetal development.
How do you spell hypertrophy?
That is the correct spelling of the term "hypertrophy" (enlarged cells in tissue).
What is the definition of hypertrophy?
excessive use of muscles - Hypertrophy is an increased muscle size
