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💪 Abnormal enlargement 💪 To enlarge abnormally
to hypertrophy

to hypertrophy

8.9
To become larger than normal because the cells in a body part get bigger
  • verb
  • /haɪˈpɜrtrəfi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hipertrofiar
  • Doctors noticed that the patient's left ventricle had hypertrophied after years of high blood pressure.

Examples

  • The athlete's muscles hypertrophy with regular training.

  • If testosterone levels are elevated, certain tissues may hypertrophy beyond normal limits.

  • Intense weight training can cause the heart muscle to hypertrophy over time.

  • He has hypertrophied his biceps through weightlifting.

  • After months of rigorous exercise, his muscles began to hypertrophy significantly.

  • Weightlifting can lead to the hypertrophy of muscle tissue in athletes.

  • When exposed to excess hormones, certain organs may hypertrophy unexpectedly.

Antonyms

to atrophy
  • Specialized
9 7.8

To become smaller and weaker, especially muscles, from not being used

How Enlarged

to hypertrophy
  • Specialized
8.9
to enlarge
70 3.0
to atrophy
  • Specialized
9 7.8

Surface Forms

hypertrophy infinitive
hypertrophied past
hypertrophied past participle
hypertrophying present participle
hypertrophies third person singular

Etymology

Hypertrophy as a verb comes from the same parts hyper- 'over' and -trophy 'nourishment', so to hypertrophy is to 'grow too big' because cells are 'over-fed', making tissue or an organ increase in size.