FOUNDATIONAL TERM
Hypertrophy
肥大
An increase in cell size.
Study this concept in context
67 · Injury, compensation and dysfunction
Disease may begin with tissue injury or changes in regulation and function. Connecting cellular damage, organ compensation, and everyday difficulty explains why temporarily maintained performance does not establish recovery.
Sources
- OpenStax: Homeostasis
- StatPearls: Histology, Cell Death
- StatPearls: Necrosis Pathology
- Alberta Health: Heart failure compensation
- NIDDK: IBS symptoms and causes
- NHLBI: Heart failure symptoms
Definitions come from the published lessons. Read the linked lesson for mechanisms, conditions and examples.