Cell growth
PROCESS IN WHICH A CELL IRREVERSIBLY INCREASES IN SIZE OVER TIME BY ACCRETION AND BIOSYNTHETIC PRODUCTION OF MATTER SIMILAR TO THAT ALREADY PRESENT
Cell reproduction; Biological growth; Cellular growth; Cell size; Cellular proliferation; Cellular regulatory mechanisms; Cell survival
Cell growth refers to an increase in the total mass of a cell, including both cytoplasmic, nuclear and organelle volume. Cell growth occurs when the overall rate of cellular biosynthesis (production of biomolecules or anabolism) is greater than the overall rate of cellular degradation (the destruction of biomolecules via the proteasome, lysosome or autophagy, or catabolism).