hypertrophy

Introduction

A general increase in bulk of a tissue or organ unrelated to tumor growth. The term is generally restricted to indicate an increase in size of tissue, but not an increase in number of cells.

Example: hypertrophy of a muscle due to exercise.

See also hyperplasia.

More general terms

• sign/symptom
• pathologic process

More specific terms

• clitoromegaly
• fat hypertrophy
• hypertrophy of nasal turbinate; hypertrophy of nasal concha
• lipohypertrophy
• macroglossia
• nail hypertrophy; onychauxis
• tonsillar hypertrophy

Additional terms

• hyperplasia