Hyperplasia Vs Hypertrophy

The terms hypertrophy and hyperplasia explain the growth abnormalities in living tissues.

The difference between hypertrophy and hyperplasia are given below in a tabular column.

Hyperplasia Vs Hypertrophy

Hyperplasia	Hypertrophy
Increase in the amount of a tissue due to cell proliferation.	Increase in the volume of an organ or a tissue due to the enlargement of cells
Occurs in labile cells or stable cells	Occurs in permanent cells
Provoked due to excessive cell stimulation	Provoked due to increased demand
Increases the size of the tissue by cell division.	Stromal and cellular components are enlarged by increasing their size without multiplying

What is Hyperplasia?

Hyperplasia is the increase in the amount of tissue due to cell proliferation. It might lead to the enlargement of a certain organ. It is a common response to a stimulus. The cell does not proliferate in the absence of the stimulus. The cells undergoing hyperplasia are controlled by growth hormone. 

What is Hypertrophy?

Hypertrophy refers to the increase in the volume of a given tissue or organ occurring only in permanent cells. Hypertrophy can be of two types – physiological or pathological.

-we can conclude that hyperplasia is the increase in the size of a tissue or an organ due to an increased number of cells.

-hypertrophy is an increase in the size of an organ due to the swelling of individual cells.