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hypotrophy

English

Etymology

hypo- +? -trophy

Noun

hypotrophy (uncountable)

  1. a degeneration in the functioning of an organ due to the reduction of the volume of the cells

Related terms

  • hypotrophic

Translations

See also

  • atrophy

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hypertrophy

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

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