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Definition of Hypertrophy
1. Verb. Undergo hypertrophy. "Did his feet hypertrophy?"; "Muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids"
2. Noun. Abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ.
Specialized synonyms: Adenomegaly, Cor Pulmonale, Dactylomegaly, Elephantiasis, Splenomegaly, Giantism, Gigantism, Overgrowth, Acromegalia, Acromegaly
Definition of Hypertrophy
1. n. A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an organ or part; -- the opposite of atrophy.
Definition of Hypertrophy
1. Noun. (context: countable medicine) An increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells ¹
2. Noun. (context: 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. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive of a tissue or organ): To increase in size ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hypertrophy
1. [v -PHIED, -PHYING, -PHIES]
Medical Definition of Hypertrophy
1. The enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part due to an increase in size of its constituent cells. Compare: hyperplasia. Origin: Gr. Troph = nutrition This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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