Hypertonic solution
A solution that contains more dissolved particles (such as salt and other electrolytes) than is found in normal cells and blood. For example, hypertonic solutions are used for soaking wounds.
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Exhibiting hypertrophy (enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body due to increased size of the constituent cells), as in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
A heart defect characterized by increased thickness (hypertrophy) of the wall of the left ventricle, the largest of the four chambers of the heart.
- Hypertrophic gastritis
Giant hypertrophic gastritis.
- Hypertrophic hypoproteinemic gastropathy
Giant hypertrophic gastritis.
- Hypertrophy
Enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body due to the increased size of the constituent cells.