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Hypertrophy

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Definition: General increase in bulk of a part or organ due to CELL ENLARGEMENT and accumulation of FLUIDS AND SECRETIONS, not due to tumor formation, nor to an increase in the number of cells (HYPERPLASIA).  NIM; general or unspecified: many precoordinated organ/hypertrophy terms are available; do not confuse with HYPERPLASIA; coord with organ /pathol (IM)   
See Also Cell Enlargement
Examples Cardiomegaly; Hepatomegaly; Splenomegaly 		Other names Hypertrophies
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Growth mental deficiency syndrome of Myhre  0   *Facies *Cryptorchidism *Growth Disorders *Hand Deformities, Congenital *Hypertrophy *Joint Diseases *Intellectual Disability. J Med Genet. 2003; 40(7):546-51
Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome  0   *Congenital Hypothyroidism *Hypertrophy *Muscular Diseases Muscle, Skeletal/pathology.
Gigantomastia  0   *Hypertrophy Breast/abnormalities.
Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy  0   *Hypertrophy *Muscular Diseases.

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