Concentric hypertrophy
Encyclopedia
Concentric hypertrophy is a hypertrophic
growth of a hollow organ
without overall enlargement, in which the walls of the organ are thickened and its capacity or volume is diminished.
Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy is the increase in the volume of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its component cells. It should be distinguished from hyperplasia, in which the cells remain approximately the same size but increase in number...
growth of a hollow organ
Organ (anatomy)
In biology, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in structural unit to serve a common function. Usually there is a main tissue and sporadic tissues . The main tissue is the one that is unique for the specific organ. For example, main tissue in the heart is the myocardium, while sporadic are...
without overall enlargement, in which the walls of the organ are thickened and its capacity or volume is diminished.