Pseudohypertrophy
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title:
Pseudohypertrophy
text:
Pseudohypertrophy, or false enlargement, is an increase in the size of an organ due to infiltration of a tissue not normally found in that organ. It is commonly applied to enlargement of a muscle due to infiltration of fat or connective tissue, famously in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This is in contrast with typical muscle hypertrophy, in which the muscle tissue itself increases in size. Because pseudohypertrophy is not a result of increased muscle tissue, the muscles look bigger but are actual
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False enlargement of muscle due to infiltration of fat or other tissue
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudohypertrophy
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2023-10-25T18:16:50Z
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