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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)
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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)