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hypertrophy

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noun

hy·​per·​tro·​phy hī-ˈpər-trə-fē How to pronounce hypertrophy (audio)
plural hypertrophies
1
biology : excessive development of an organ or part
specifically : increase in bulk (as by thickening of muscle fibers) without multiplication of parts
cardiac hypertrophy
2
: exaggerated growth or complexity
economic hypertrophy
hypertrophic adjective

hypertrophy

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verb

hypertrophied; hypertrophying

intransitive verb

: to undergo hypertrophy (see hypertrophy entry 1)
A healthy kidney hypertrophies when the other fails.
hypertrophied nationalism

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Breaking Down Hypertrophy

When the prefix hyper-, "above, beyond", is joined to -trophy, we get the opposite of atrophy. An organ or part becomes hypertrophic when it grows so extremely that its function is affected. Muscle hypertrophy is common in men who do strength training, and is often harmless; but extreme muscle hypertrophy generally involves taking steroids, which can do great damage to the body. Hypertrophy of the heart sounds as if it might be healthy, but instead it's usually a bad sign. Hypertrophy, like atrophy, can be used in nonmedical ways as well to describe something with exaggerated growth or complexity.

Example Sentences

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Noun
In short, if hypertrophy is one of your goals, your program needs to include eccentric overload training. Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2022 But here’s the thing: While science seems to support the ability of DEM to boost hypertrophy (i.e., muscle growth), there’s not a lot of research to back up its effectiveness for increasing strength and power over other training methods. Men's Health, 25 July 2022 The chief examiner wrote that Samuels had thicker-than-normal heart chambers — specifically the left and right ventricles — a condition described by medical science as ventricular hypertrophy. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 20 July 2022 Fasting has no benefit for strength or hypertrophy. Oliver Lee Bateman, Men's Health, 19 May 2022 So how can the average trainee achieve hypertrophy? Oliver Lee Bateman, Men's Health, 19 May 2022 According to the lawsuit, Sobotka has been diagnosed with benign prostatic hypertrophy, which causes a frequent and uncontrollable need to urinate. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2022 Strength workouts in the gym should focus on building strength, not endurance or hypertrophy (bulking up). Jason Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2019 In this battle between fast-twitch atrophy (shrinkage) and slow-twitch hypertrophy (growth), atrophy wins, resulting in smaller, more physiologically-efficient muscles. Outside Online, 6 Feb. 2020
Verb
Plus, of course, using weights as resistance helps to increase muscle activation and stabilization, leading to overload and hypertrophy. Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 10 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

probably from New Latin hypertrophia, from hyper- + -trophia -trophy

First Known Use

Noun

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hypertrophy was in 1834

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