{"id":97399,"date":"2021-04-09T08:35:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T08:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=97399"},"modified":"2023-10-09T07:50:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T07:50:19","slug":"pseudohypertrophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/pseudohypertrophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pseudohypertrophy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An overgrowth of fatty or fibrous tissue in a part or organ, which results in the part or organ being enlarged.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Enlargement of muscles due to infiltration by fatty tissue.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Increase in the size of an organ or structure caused by excessive growth of cells that have a packing or supporting role but do not contribute directly to its functioning. The result is usually a decline in the efficiency of the organ although it becomes larger,<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The increase in size of an organ or structure owing to hypertrophy or hyperplasia of tissue other than parenchyma. It often is accompanied by diminution of function.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-75\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 gizmo:w-full md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A visible expansion in the size of an organ that does not result from the growth of essential functional tissue. For example, the apparent enlargement of a muscle due to the accumulation of fat within it. This condition is also referred to as false hypertrophy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An overgrowth of fatty or fibrous tissue in a part or organ, which results in the part or organ being enlarged. Enlargement of muscles due to infiltration by fatty tissue. Increase in the size of an organ or structure caused by excessive growth of cells that have a packing or supporting role but do not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-p"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pseudohypertrophy - Definition of Pseudohypertrophy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An overgrowth of fatty or fibrous tissue in a part or organ, which results in the part or organ being enlarged.Enlargement of muscles due to infiltration by fatty tissue.Increase in the size of an organ or structure caused by excessive growth of cells that have a packing or supporting role but do not contribute directly to its functioning. The result is usually a decline in the efficiency of the organ although it becomes larger,The increase in size of an organ or structure owing to hypertrophy or hyperplasia of tissue other than parenchyma. It often is accompanied by diminution of function.A visible expansion in the size of an organ that does not result from the growth of essential functional tissue. For example, the apparent enlargement of a muscle due to the accumulation of fat within it. 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