hypertrophy

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. (countable) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.
2. (uncountable) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.

Verb

1. (intransitive) Of a tissue or organ, to increase in size.
2. (broadly) To enlarge or extend.

Conceptos

hipertrofia

hipertrofiarse

hipertrofica

Opuesto a

atrophy, hypotrophy, hyperplasia

Sinónimos

callosity

inflammation

overgrowth

protuberance

swelling

enation

voergrowth

plant process

Traducciones

hypertrophie

ipertrofia

Hypertrophie

hipertrofia

hypertrofie

hipertròfia

hipertrofiar

αυξάνω

ضخامة

hipertròfica

υπερτροφώ

υπερτροφία

das suas células

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/haɪˈpɜːtɹəfi/

Etimología (Inglés)

From French hypertrophie, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over, excessive”) + τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”), equivalent to hyper- + -trophy.