Medical Definition of Vicarious hypertrophy

1. Hypertrophy of an organ following failure of another organ because of a functional relationship between them; e.g., enlargement of the pituitary gland, after destruction of the thyroid. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vicarious Hypertrophy

vicarages
vicarate
vicarates
vicaress
vicarial
vicarian
vicariance
vicariances
vicarians
vicariant
vicariants
vicariate
vicariates
vicaries
vicarious hypertrophy (current term)
vicarious liability
vicarious reinforcement
vicariously
vicariousness
vicariousnesses
vicarism
vicarless
vicarly
vicars
vicarship
vicarships
vicary
vice-

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