different between hypertrophy vs antihypertrophic

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

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English

Etymology

anti- +? hypertrophic

Adjective

antihypertrophic (not comparable)

1. (medicine) Acting against hypertrophy.

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