noun
- plural of hypertrophy; abnormal enlargement of an organ or tissue due to increase in the size of its cells
Usage: medical/anatomical term
verb
- third-person singular present tense of hypertrophy; to undergo or cause abnormal enlargement
Usage: medical/anatomical term
Examples
- The patient's heart hypertrophies as a result of prolonged high blood pressure.
- Muscle hypertrophies occur when weightlifters engage in regular strength training.
- The doctor observed several hypertrophies in the tissue samples under the microscope.
- Without proper treatment, the organ hypertrophies and loses its normal function.
- Athletes sometimes develop cardiac hypertrophies from intense endurance training.
- The condition causes hypertrophies of the lymph nodes throughout the body.