hypertrophy
English
WOTD – 4 March 2006
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Hypertrophy results from an increase in cell size, whereas hyperplasia stems from an increase in cell number
Etymology
From French hypertrophie, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over, excessive”) + τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɜːtɹəfi/
- (US) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɝːtɹəfi/
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Noun
hypertrophy (countable and uncountable, plural hypertrophies)
- (countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells.
- (uncountable, bodybuilding) Increase in muscle size through increased size of individual muscle cells; a result of weightlifting, and other exercise. It differs from muscle hyperplasia, which is the formation of new muscle cells.
Translations
an increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells
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Verb
hypertrophy (third-person singular simple present hypertrophies, present participle hypertrophying, simple past and past participle hypertrophied)
- (intransitive, of a tissue or organ): To increase in size.
Antonyms
Translations
to increase in size
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