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What is hyperthropy?

Hypertrophy is an enlargement of an organ or a body part. Hypertrophy is an enlargement of an organ or a body part.


Hypertrophy is defined as?

Hypertrophy is the enlargement of cells, resulting in the enlargement of the organ or tissue to which the cells belong. The left ventricle of the heart is especially vulnerable to hypertrophy.


Another name for excessive formation of an organ?

hypertrophy


What is the medical term meaning the enlargement of an organ or tissue?

Hypertrophy


What is known as the enlargement in the bulk of an organ that is not due to tumor?

hypertrophy


What is the difference between hypertrophy and hyperlasia?

The difference between hypertrophy and hyperplasia is size. With hypertrophy there is an increase in the size of a body organ. In hyperplasia there is an increase in the number of cells in an organ.


Hypertrophy of the inferior articulating process?

Hypertrophy refers to the increase of the size of an organ, which can often be detrimental. The inferior articular process is a part of the vertebrae, and as such hypertrophy in this location can be extremely dangerous.


What is increase in number of cells enlarging the organ called?

Hyperplasia


What is the medical term meaning enlargement of an organ?

Lymphangiectasis is abnormal dilation of the lymph vessels.


What is tissue hypertrophy?

Tissue hypertrophy refers to an increase in the size of cells, leading to overall enlargement of a tissue or organ. This can occur in response to increased workload or stress on the cells, such as in muscle hypertrophy from exercise.


An increase in the size of a cell is called?

Hypertrophy. It refers to the increase in the size of individual cells, leading to overall growth of the tissue or organ. Hypertrophy can occur in various tissues, such as muscle tissue in response to exercise.


Identify an organ in humans that is capable of compensatory hypertrophy?

A compensatory hypertrophy is a increase of size of a organ or tissue, which is made so it can do additional work or perform the work of the destroyed tissue or an organ. This is similar to the regeneration of body parts. For example, if the tail of a lizard breaks apart from its body a new one will take its place and this is called regeneration. In both the process of compensatory hypertrophy and regeneration a organism tries for the growth of a body part such as a organ or tail. A organ that is capable of compensatory hypertrophy in a human includes the kidney.