Changes in structure and function of cells, tissues, and organs. Cells grow in three ways: (a) increase in size, (b) increase in numbers, and (c) increase in intercellular material.
A well-orchestrated series of processes that result in an increase in size of individual tissues, organs, and whole body.
Increase in size of an organism or any of its parts, as occurs normally in a child or abnormally in a tumor.
The process of developing to full size or to maturity. All living things gradually grow in size as they mature and develop. Growth is a term also used to characterize an abnormal development, such as a cancerous growth or tumor.
A popular term applied to any new formation in any part of the body.
Development, maturation, or expansion of physical structures or cognitive and psychosocial abilities. The process may be normal, as in the development of a fetus or a child, or pathological, as in a cyst or malignant tumor.
An abnormal and localized increase in cell proliferation characterizes this condition. The growth is typically associated with an increase in size, which often occurs as a natural consequence of aging.
The ongoing growth and differentiation in a living organism, leading to its eventual full physical maturity.
Unusual tissue growth, such as a tumor.