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What is the enlargement of muscle cells called?

Enlargement of muscle cells is called hypertrophy.


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.


Word to describe enlargement of cells?

due to mitosis


What is a Nodular goiter?

An enlargement of the thyroid (goiter) caused when groups of cells collect to form nodules.


What is the pathophysiology of enlargement of prostate gland?

An enlargement of the prostate gland may restrict the flow of urine from the bladder. The prostate gland grows larger due to an increase in the number of cells, hyperplasia.


Why does plant cells need additional parts?

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Do muscle cells expand?

Muscle cells can increase in size through a process called hypertrophy, which typically occurs with resistance training or increased physical activity. This enlargement results from the synthesis of more proteins, leading to larger muscle fibers. However, muscle cells do not "expand" in the sense of stretching; instead, they grow by increasing their mass and volume. Additionally, muscle cells can also increase in number through a process called hyperplasia, although this is less common in humans.


What is lymphadenopathy?

ENLARGEMENT OF THE LYMPH NODES DUE TO INFECTION, ALLERGY OR NEOPLASM


What is the difference between hyperplasia and hypertrophy?

Hyperplasia is an increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue, leading to its enlargement, whereas hypertrophy is an increase in the size of existing cells in an organ or tissue. Both processes contribute to the growth of tissues, but through different mechanisms.


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 does hypertropic mean?

Hypertrophy (from Greek ὑπέρ "excess" + τροφή "nourishment") is the increase in the volume of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its component cells. It should be distinguished from hyperplasia, in which the cells remain approximately the same size but increase in number. Although hypertrophy and hyperplasia are two distinct processes, they frequently occur together, such as in the case of the hormonally-induced proliferation and enlargement of the cells of the uterus during pregnancy.


What is the Enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissues?

Cancer.