Sekirov Dictionary

hypertrophy

UK /haɪˈpɜː.tɹə.fi/US /haɪˈpɜɹ.tɹə.fi/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 3

noun2

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An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.
- Ectopic chondrocyte hypertrophy has been demonstrated in OA, suggesting that the pathogenetical process involves a recapitulation of endochondral ossification [ 11 – 13 ]. — 2010
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.

verb2

Of a tissue or organ, to increase in size.
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To enlarge or extend.
- But when text hypertrophies into a riot of contending inscripturations, we lose too much of what matters most in writing. — 2020

forms

hypertrophied · hypertrophying · hypertrophies

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