Hypertrophy

hypertrophy /hy·per·tro·phy/ (hi-per´tro-fe) enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part due to increase in size of its constituent cells.hypertro´phic

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asymmetrical septal hypertrophy  (ASH) hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, sometimes specifically that in which the hypertrophy is localized to the interventricular septum.

benign prostatic hypertrophy  see under hyperplasia.

ventricular hypertrophy  hypertrophy of the myocardium of a ventricle, due to chronic pressure overload.

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hy·per·tro·phy (h-pûrtr-f)

n.

A nontumorous enlargement of an organ or a tissue as a result of an increase in the size rather than the number of constituent cells.

v.

To grow or cause to grow abnormally large.

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hyper·trophic (-trfk, -trfk) adj.

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Hypertrophy

A technical term for enlargement, as in BPH (benign prostatic hypertrophy).

Mentioned in: Adenoid Hyperplasia, Cardiomyopathy, Enlarged Prostate, Salivary Gland Scan, Stress Test

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hypertrophy (hīˈ·per·trōˑ·fē),

n increased size of a tissue or cells not attributable to cell division.

Hypertrophy.

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hypertrophy (hīpur´trōfē),

n an enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part resulting from an increase in size of its constituent cells.

hypertrophy, denture,

n See hyperplasia, denture.

hypertrophy, muscle,

n a hypertrophy denotes an increase in the size or number of constituent fibers of a muscle. Any other condition such as inflammation, tumor, and fatty infiltration that increases the size of a muscle is called
pseudohypertrophy. True or physiologic hypertrophy results from excessive activity of muscle. Genetic and hormonal factors play a role in determining the size of muscles; e.g., muscles in a man tend to be larger than in a woman in the temporal and facial regions. The histologic characteristics of hypertrophied muscle are normal. The fibrils are slightly wider in diameter than is normal, and the only change might be a slight increase in vascularity.

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hypertrophy

increase in volume of a tissue or organ produced entirely by enlargement of existing cells.

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brown hypertrophy of cere

cere hypertrophy.

ventricular hypertrophy

hypertrophy of the myocardium of a ventricle, causing abnormal deviation of the axis of the electrocardiogram.