Term Name: smooth muscle hypertrophy
Synonyms:
Definition: The enlargement or overgrowth of all or part of an organ due to an increase in size of its smooth muscle cells without cell division. Physiological hypertrophy is a normal process during development, and can also occur in mature structures on demand. In the uterus, smooth muscle cells undergo hypertrophy during pregnancy.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0014895]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: muscle hypertrophy smooth muscle adaptation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of smooth muscle hypertrophy
positively regulated by: positive regulation of smooth muscle hypertrophy
regulated by: regulation of smooth muscle hypertrophy