An increase in cell size is referred to as:
A) atrophy
B) hyperplasia
C) apoptosis
D) metaplasia
E) hypertrophy

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Hypertrophy is the increase in cell size, which may occur in response to an increased workload or demand. Atrophy is the opposite, where cells decrease in size. Hyperplasia is an increase in the number of cells, not just cell size. Apoptosis is programmed cell death, and metaplasia is a change in cell type, not size.

An Increase in Cell Size Is Referred to As