pseudohypertrophy /pseu·do·hy·per·tro·phy/ (-hi-per´trah-fe) increase in size without true hypertrophy.pseudohypertro´phic
pseudohypertrophy
pseudohypertrophy
pseu·do·hy·per·tro·phy (s  d -h -pûr tr -f )n. Increase at the site of an organ or part that is the result of an increase in the size or number of some other tissue, not of the specific functional elements. pseu do·hyper·trophic (-trf k, -tr fk) adj. |
pseudohypertrophy
[-hīpur′trəfē]
abnormal enlargement of an organ or body structure caused by an overgrowth of fatty and fibrous tissues.
pseudohypertrophy
increase in size without true hypertrophy.
pseudohypertrophy
Any ↑ in organ size without ↑ in number or size of the organ's native cells; pseudohypertrophy is typical of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy, where the ↑ in girth of the extremities is due to
infiltration of fat among bundles of atrophic muscle. Cf Hypertrophy.
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