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pseudohypertrophy

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The enlargement of an organ without increase of its proper tissue, as when in muscular pseudohypertrophy there is increase of fat and connective tissue while the muscle-fibers are atrophied.

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  • noun Enlargement at the site of an organ or part resulting from an increase in size or number of a separate tissue.

Etymologies

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pseudo- +‎ hypertrophy

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