hypertrophy
English
editEtymology
editFrom French hypertrophie, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over, excessive”) + τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithypertrophy (countable and uncountable, plural hypertrophies)
- (countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its 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.
Antonyms
editCoordinate terms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editan increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells
|
Verb
edithypertrophy (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.
- Antonym: atrophy
- (by extension) To enlarge or extend.
- 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 76:
- Like a well-exercised muscle, 'network' has hypertrophied into a master concept.
Translations
editto increase in size
|
Categories:
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Medicine
- en:Bodybuilding
- English verbs
- English intransitive verbs
- English terms with quotations