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Enlargement

Enlargement

1. An increase in size; an anatomical swelling, enlargement, or prominence.

2. An intumescence or swelling.

Synonym: intumescentia, intumescence.


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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain

... and hence the name of the disorder, leaky gut syndrome. The spaces between the cells of the gut wall are enlarged to a very great extent and this enlargement allows the entrance of many types of organism such as bacteria, all sorts of pathogenic fungi, all kinds of intestinal parasites, many toxins ...

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by Jennuan
Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:21 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Stomach bloating and weight gain
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How are bacteria hypertrophic?

Hypertrophy usually refers to an enlargement of an organ or tissue that in non tumor related and does not consist of an increase in cell number either. So for a bacteria to become hypertrophic I can think of an a couple of scenarios 1. An ...

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by canan5000
Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:06 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: How are bacteria hypertrophic?
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Views: 1687

Re: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)

... facial flattening, with consequent widening of the entire structure (Bruner and Manzi, 2004). This pattern involves interorbital and orbital enlargement, widening and flattening of the nasal bones and aperture, maxillary development and upper rotation (Ibid). Keita (2004) found that European ...

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by bluecafe669
Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:50 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Brain size=IQ level theory (Blacks vs Whites & Asians)
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toxicology question

... is an environmental industrial contaminant of ground water. persons who are exposed to it experience symptoms of hypothyroidism and develop enlargement of the thyroid gland. This is an example of: a) dysregulation of gene expression, b) dysregulation of on-going cellular activity, c) dysregulation ...

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by jnguyen
Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:53 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: toxicology question
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Views: 2869

Coming up too short?

... page. Then spambots will be free to harvest it and in no time you will receive enough offers for truly efficient aand scientifically proven penis enlargement techniques than your mailbox can hold.

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by canalon
Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:47 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Coming up too short?
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