Hypertrophy

Hypertrophy
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(hpr´trf), enlargement of a tissue or organ of the body resulting from an increase in the size of its cells. Such growth accompanies an increase in the functioning of the tissue.
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Hypertrophy, benign prostatic: See: Benign prostatic hyperplasia.
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Lymph follicular hypertrophy
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Lymph follicular hypertrophy is increased size of the lymph follicles. Lymph nodes act as filters keeping organisms, especially bacteria, from entering the bloodstream.See also lymphadenitis and lymphangitis.
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Women who have labial hypertrophy without symptoms require no surgical intervention and can be reassured that this is a normal variance and requires no intervention.
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Alternate Names
: Asymmetric Septal Hypertrophy (ASH), Cardiomyopathy - Hypertrophic (HCM), Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis, IHSS
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HypertrophyOvergrowth.
Strep throatAn infection of the throat caused by bacteria of the family, which causes tonsillitis.
UlceratedDamaged so that the surface tissue is lost and/or necrotic (dead).
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Benign prostatic hypertrophy is one of the most common abnormal findings. Other abnormal results may include an abscess, a kidney stone in the urinary tract, or a tumor in or near the prostate gland or bladder.
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benign prostatic hypertrophy
BPH. A benign (noncancerous) condition in which an overgrowth of prostate tissue pushes against the urethra and the bladder, blocking the flow of urine. Also called benign prostatic hyperplasia.
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ADENOIDS (Adenoid Hypertrophy)
SYMPTOMS"It hurts at the back of the child's throat. When he opens his mouth, the area of the tonsils appears red and swollen.
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Children with Wilms' tumor may have associated anomalies, including hemihypertrophy, cryptorchidism, and hypospadias.
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This condition is called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or benign prostatic hypertrophy. As the prostate enlarges, it may squeeze the urethra.
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Sometimes you'll see the word “hypertrophy" substituted for “hyperplasia," but it's still the same disease with the same abbreviation -- BPH. By the time a man reaches 80, there's an 90 percent change that he'll have BPH.
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Noncancerous overgrowth of prostatic tissue is called benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), or enlarged prostate. This growth of tissue may cause your prostate gland to block the outlet to the bladder and the urethra.
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Targis system Microwave catheter-based system for nonsurgical treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). System was previously called the T3 system during clinical trials.
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Most often, it causes a hypertrophy of the heart, or the inappropriate increase in size of the heart muscle.
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Obstruction of the urethra by an anatomical condition that makes it difficult for you to urinate: prostate hypertrophy, prostate cancer, or narrowing of the urethra
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Pyloric stenosis is a narrowing of the outlet of the stomach, called the pylorus, as it empties into the small intestines. The narrowing results from a thickening or hypertrophy of the muscle in the wall of the pylorus.
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Children with certain birth defects are more likely to develop Wilms' tumor. These birth defects include the absences of the irises of the eyes (aniridia) and excessive growth on one side of the body, called hemihypertrophy.
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DYSTROPHY - An X-linked inherited disorder characterized by slowly progressive muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis. Other symptoms and findings include increased difficulty walking, intellectual retardation, fatigue, and pseudohypertrophy of the ...
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two out of every three men who do have a raised PSA level do not have prostate cancer. Instead, their raised levels are due to either infection, exercise, sex or benign enlargement of the prostate (often known as BPH or benign prostatic hypertrophy).
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