hypertrophy

== English == === Etymology === From French hypertrophie, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over, excessive”) + τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”), equivalent to hyper- +‎ -trophy. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɜː.tɹə.fi/ (US) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɜɹ.tɹə.fi/ === Noun === hypertrophy (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. Antonyms: atrophy, hypotrophy Antonym: hyperplasia (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hypertrophy (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. Antonym: atrophy ==== Translations ====