Hypertrophy
Enlargement of cells to increase the size of an organ or tissue.
Adaptive growth driven by increased cell size rather than number, as in trained skeletal muscle or pressure-loaded cardiac muscle.
How one textbook covers it
Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism, 8th ed. (Gropper) — Glossary
Adaptive growth driven by increased cell size rather than number, as in trained skeletal muscle or pressure-loaded cardiac muscle.
Related terms
Hyperplasia