Alief residents in Houston receive fire services from the Houston Fire Department. The Houston Fire Department has operated Station 76 Alief Community, located at 7200 Cook Road, since 1985. A part of Fire District 83 is also in Alief.
Overview of Canine Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), or cystic hyperplasia, is an age related change of the prostate where the prostate increases in size. This increase in size, or hyperplasia, is a non-cancerous change that generally does not cause clinical problems.
hypertrophy. increase in volume of a tissue or organ produced entirely by enlargement of existing cells. See also hyperplasia and proliferation. adj., adj hypertroÂ´phic. asymmetrical septal hypertrophy. 1. hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.2. the term is sometimes limited to cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in which the hypertrophy is localized to the interventricular septum. See also hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. a hypertrophy denotes an increase in the size or number of constituent fibers of a muscle. Any other condition such as inflammation, tumor, and fatty infiltration that increases the size of a muscle is called. pseudohypertrophy. True or physiologic hypertrophy results from excessive activity of muscle.