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Hypertrophy

A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an organ or part; -- the opposite of atrophy.

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Acromegaly 76% connected

Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face.

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Elephantiasis 76% connected

A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide.

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Overgrowth 76% connected

Excessive growth.

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Grow 76% connected

To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said…

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Amyloid noun · 78% connection

(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

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Bleb noun · 78% connection

(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

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Blister noun · 78% connection

(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

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Bulla noun · 78% connection

(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

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Clostridial myonecrosis noun · 78% connection

(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used…

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Cold gangrene noun · 78% connection

(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a da…

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Dry gangrene noun · 78% connection

(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is characterized by dryness of the dead tissue and a da…

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Emphysematous gangrene noun · 78% connection

(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used…

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Emphysematous phlegmon noun · 78% connection

(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used…

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Excrescence noun · 78% connection

(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body

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Gangrenous emphysema noun · 78% connection

(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce toxins that cause tissue death; can be used…

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Gas gangrene noun · 78% connection

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Gas phlegmon noun · 78% connection

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Growth noun · 78% connection

(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

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Inactive adjective · 78% connection

(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

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Incubation noun · 78% connection

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Insufficiency noun · 78% connection

(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally

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(pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding…

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Actinic keratosis noun · 78% connection

an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sun

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Als noun · 78% connection

thickening of tissue in the motor tracts of the lateral columns and anterior horns of the spinal cord; results in progressive muscle a…

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Apogamy noun · 78% connection

(botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte…

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Appendage noun · 78% connection

A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates.

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Atrophic adjective · 78% connection

Relating to atrophy.

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Atrophied p. a. · 78% connection

Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in development at a very early stage; rudimentary.

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Base noun · 78% connection

That part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ.

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Biorgan noun · 78% connection

A physiological organ; a living organ; an organ endowed with function; -- distinguished from idorgan.

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease noun · 78% connection

a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the…

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Cytogenesis noun · 78% connection

Development of cells in animal and vegetable organisms. See Gemmation, Budding, Karyokinesis; also Cell development, under Cell.

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Debauchery noun · 78% connection

Excessive indulgence of the appetites; especially, excessive indulgence of lust; intemperance; sensuality; habitual lewdness.

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Development noun · 78% connection

a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess); "after he saw the latest de…

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