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–n.an enlargement of a part or organ due to a diseased condition or overuse of the organ.–v.t., v.i.to grow too big; affect or be affected with hypertrophy.
nourishment]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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pseu|do|hy|per|tro|phy — «SOO doh hy PUR truh fee», noun, plural phies. an enlargement of an organ by growth of fat or connective tissue as in hypertrophy, but with atrophy of the organ itself … Useful english dictionary
phy — phy·tase; phy·tate; phy·tel·e·phas; Phy·tin; phy·tiv·o·rous; phy·to·bacteriology; phy·to·bezoar; phy·to·biology; phy·to·cecidium; phy·to·chlore; phy·to·ci·dal; phy·to·cide; phy·to·climatology; phy·to·coe·no·sis; phy·to·concretion;… … English syllables
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
hypertrophy — hy·per·tro·phy … English syllables
hypertrophy — General increase in bulk of a part or organ, not due to tumor formation. Use of the term may be restricted to denote greater bulk through increase in size, but not in number, of cells or other individual tissue elements. Cf.:hyperplasia. SYN:… … Medical dictionary
hemihypertrophy — Muscular or osseous hypertrophy of one side of the face or body. * * * hemi·hy·per·tro·phy hī pər trə fē n, pl phies hypertrophy of one half of an organ or part or of one side of the whole body <facial hemihypertrophy> compare … Medical dictionary
pseudohypertrophic — Relating to or marked by pseudohypertrophy. * * * pseu·do·hy·per·tro·phic .hī pər trō fik adj falsely hypertrophic specif being a form of muscular dystrophy in which the muscles become swollen with deposits of fat and fibrous tissue… … Medical dictionary
hypertrophy — hy•per•tro•phy [[t]haɪˈpɜr trə fi[/t]] n. pl. phies, 1) pat abnormal enlargement of a part or organ due to an increase in the size of its cells; excessive growth 2) excessive growth or accumulation of any kind 3) to affect with or undergo… … From formal English to slang
Hypertrophy — 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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pseudohypertrophy — Increase in size of an organ or a part, due not to increase in size or number of the specific functional elements but to that of some other tissue, fatty or fibrous. SYN: false hypertrophy. * * * n. increase in the size of an organ or structure… … Medical dictionary
