Meaning of HYPERTROPHY
| Pronunciation: | | hI'purtrufee
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- [n] abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
- [v] undergo hypertrophy, as of muscles
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| | See Also: | | acromegalia, acromegaly, adenomegaly, cor pulmonale, dactylomegaly, dysplasia, elephantiasis, giantism, gigantism, grow, overgrowth, splenomegaly | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hy*per"tro*phy\, n. [Gr. "ype`r over, beyond + ?
nourishment, fr. ? to nourish: cf. F. hypertrophie.] (Med. &
Biol.)
A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an
organ or part; -- the opposite of {atrophy}.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | an increase in the size of tissue |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Excessive growth due to an increase in cell size. |
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| | Definition: | | growth by virtue of an increase in the size of cells. |
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