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Term:
respiratory epithelium hypertrophy (MP:0010944)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
abnormal airway basal cell morphology +   
abnormal lung epithelium morphology +   
abnormal olfactory epithelium morphology +   
abnormal respiratory motile cilium morphology +   
abnormal respiratory mucosa morphology +   
abnormal tracheal ciliated epithelium morphology  
lung epithelium hyperplasia  
respiratory epithelium hypertrophy  
increase in the bulk size of the pseudostratified ciliated epithelium that lines much of the conducting portion of the airway, including part of the nasal cavity and larynx, the trachea, and bronchi; may be due to cell enlargement or excessive production/accumulation of mucus material

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: hypertrophic airway epithelium
Definition Sources: ISBN:0-683-40008-8, MGI:anna

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