Etymology From French hypertrophie, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over, excessive”) + τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”), equivalent to hyper- + -trophy.
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Medicine, Sciences An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.
Ectopic chondrocyte hypertrophy has been demonstrated in OA, suggesting that the pathogenetical process involves a recapitulation of endochondral ossification [ 11 – 13 ].2010 January 29, Anita Woods et al., “Control of chondrocyte gene expression by actin dynamics: a novel role of cholesterol/Ror-α signalling in endochondral bone growth”, in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, volume 13, →DOI:
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Bodybuilding, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Medicine, Sciences, Sports 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.
Etymology From French hypertrophie, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over, excessive”) + τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”), equivalent to hyper- + -trophy.
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Of a tissue or organ, to increase in size.
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Broadly To enlarge or extend.
But when text hypertrophies into a riot of contending inscripturations, we lose too much of what matters most in writing.2020 January 29, Douglas Groothuis, “Texts, Graphics, and Culture: On the Decline of Reading and Civilization”, in Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.: Christian Philosopher and Apologist, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2023:
Like a well-exercised muscle, 'network' has hypertrophied into a master concept.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 76: