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- 1 What term describes the enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissue?
- 2 Which term describes increased growth or development of an organ or tissue that is not related to a tumor?
- 3 What is the medical term for Pathy?
- 4 Which term refers to an increase in cell size?
- 5 What is an abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in the tissues?
- 6 What is abnormal tissue development called?
- 7 What does the term increase in bulk mean?
- 8 What is the medical term for excessive muscle growth?
What term describes the enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissue?
hyperplasia. enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissue. hypertrophy. general increase in the bulk of a body part or organ that is due to an increase in the size but not in the number, of cells in the tissue.
Before cancer cells form in tissues of the body, the cells go through abnormal changes called hyperplasia and dysplasia. In hyperplasia, there is an increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue that appear normal under a microscope. In dysplasia, the cells look abnormal under a microscope but are not cancer.
What is the incomplete development of an organ or tissue usually due to a deficiency in the number of cells?
hypoplasia
hypoplasia – incomplete development or underdevelopment of a tissue, usually due to a decrease in number of cells.
What is abnormal development or growth of cells tissues or organs?
Dysplasia. the abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs.
What is the medical term for Pathy?
pathy: A suffix derived from the Greek “pathos” meaning “suffering or disease” that serves as a suffix in many terms including myopathy (muscle disease), neuropathy (nerve disease), retinopathopathy (disease of the retina), sympathy (literally, suffering together), etc.
Which term refers to an increase in cell size?
Which term refers to an increase in cell size? The term hypertrophy means that there has been an increase in size of individual cells.
What suffix would you place on the end of a word root to describe enlargement of an organ?
-MEGALY
Finally, some of what are commonly accepted as suffixes are actually the combination of a word root and a suffix. -MEGALY (enlargement) results from the combination of the word root MEGAL (large) and the suffix -Y (which forms the term into a noun). CARDIOMEGALY means enlargement of the heart.
What is a general increase in the bulk of a body part due to an increase in the size but not in the number of cells?
hypertrophy. a general increase in the bulk of a body part or organ that is due to an increase in the size, but not in the number, of cells in the tissues.
What is an abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in the tissues?
Before cancer cells form in tissues of the body, the cells go through abnormal changes called hyperplasia and dysplasia. In hyperplasia, there is an increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue that appear normal under a microscope.
What is abnormal tissue development called?
A neoplasm (/ˈniːoʊplæzəm, ˈniə-/) is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue. The process that occurs to form or produce a neoplasm is called neoplasia.
What causes an increase in the size of an organ?
An increase in the size of a tissue or organ caused by enlargement of the individual cells. Hypertrophy is usually a normal response to an increased demand as in the case of the increase in muscle bulk due to sustained hard exercise. Compare HYPERPLASIA. the excessive growth or development of an organ or tissue.
Which is an example of an overgrowth of an organ?
the enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or tissue due to an increase in size of its constituent cells. For example, the increase in bulk of skeletal muscles with training: the individual cells (muscle fibres) become larger.
What does the term increase in bulk mean?
General increase in bulk of a part or organ, not due to tumor formation. Use of the term may be restricted to denote greater bulk through increase in size, but not in number, of cells or other individual tissue elements. Compare: hyperplasia. Synonym(s): hypertrophia.
What is the medical term for excessive muscle growth?
Hypertrophy is usually a normal response to an increased demand as in the case of the increase in muscle bulk due to sustained hard exercise. Compare HYPERPLASIA. the excessive growth or development of an organ or tissue. A technical term for enlargement, as in BPH (benign prostatic hypertrophy).