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Q: 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?
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What is the medical term meaning a general increase in the bulk of a body part due to an increase in the size but not in the number of cells in the tissue?

HYPERTROPHY


An increase in the number of cells of a body part is called?

hyperplasia


Which process for an organism to increase the number of body cells during development?

Mitosis.


What will infections generally increase the number of iin the body?

White blood cells (leukocytes)


Do hand grow?

all body parts grow due to the increase in number of cells in them.


What happens to the number of white blood cells when germs are in the body?

They will increase but not just when bacteria are in the body but tumors, viruses or any thing that is not supposed to be there. There are several types of white blood cells (WBCs) and an increase in each can tell what is wrong.


When you are sick why does the number of blood cells in your body increase?

Only the white blood cell count increases - they're the cells that fight infection.


What happens to the number of white blood cells in the body during an infection?

The number of white blood cells increase during an infection, so they can fight off the pathogens quicker.


Aproximetly how many cells are there in the human body?

More than Billions of cells are present in the average human's body . In case of diseases like cancer of blood or situations like increase in number of WBC ( white blood cells ) ,etc .


What disease will appear if there is an elevation of white blood cells?

White blood cells increase in number to fight an infection or 'disease'. It is part of the body's immune response.


How do cells increase in number?

system of classification using structural characteristic


What process causes the number of cells to increase?

The process that causes the number of cells to increase is called cell division or cell proliferation. During cell division, a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells. This process allows for growth, as well as the replacement and repair of damaged or old cells in the body.