hypertrophy
IPA: hˈaɪpɝtroʊfi
noun
- (countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.
- (uncountable, bodybuilding) 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.
verb
- (intransitive, of a tissue or organ) To increase in size.
- (by extension) To enlarge or extend.
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