4syllables
hypertrophy
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Definitions ofhypertrophy
1noun
- An increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells.
- 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.
1verb
- (of a tissue or organ): To increase in size.
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