different between hypertrophy vs acromegaly

English

Etymology

From French hypertrophie, from Ancient Greek ???? (hupér, “over, excessive”) + ????? (troph?, “nourishment”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ha??p??t??fi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ha??p??t??fi/

Noun

hypertrophy (countable and uncountable, plural hypertrophies)

1. (countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.
2. (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

• atrophy

Coordinate terms

• hyperplasia

Derived terms

• hypertrophic
• hypertrophical
• hypertrophically
• hypertrophous

Translations

Verb

hypertrophy (third-person singular simple present hypertrophies, present participle hypertrophying, simple past and past participle hypertrophied)

1. (intransitive, of a tissue or organ): To increase in size.

Antonyms

• atrophy

Translations

English

Etymology

French acromégalie, from New Latin acromegalia, from Ancient Greek ????? (ákron, “tip, extremity”) and ????? (mégas, “large”).acro- +? -megaly

Noun

acromegaly (plural acromegalies)

1. (medicine) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.

Synonyms

• acromegalia
• acromegaloidism
• Marie's disease

Derived terms

• acromegaliac
• acromegalic
• acromegaloid

Translations

See also

• gigantism