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Hypertrophy

noun
/haɪˈpɜːtɹəfi/
Word Frequency: 2.6

Definitions

1.nounAn increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells.
2.nounIncrease 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.
3.verb(of a tissue or organ): To increase in size.

Synonyms

overgrowthenlargementenlargeddilatationexpansionaugmentationdistensionswellingincreaseoverdevelopmentmagnificationaggrandizement

Antonyms

atrophy

Rhymes With

trophysophiesophystrophekofibrophycioffiescrow fee
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