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hypertrophy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | dysplasia |
| Has types | acromegaly, adenomegaly, cor pulmonale, dactylomegaly, elephantiasis, giantism, gigantism, overgrowth, splenomegaly, acromegalia |
Examples of hypertrophy
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Hypertrophy is a major risk factor for the development of heart failure as well.
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There is also a net induction in angiogenesis during physiological hypertrophy.
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Left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction in healthy pregnant women.
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Preventing Brg1 re-expression decreases hypertrophy and reverses this MHC switch.
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The loss of teeth, gonadal hypertrophy, and fusion of bones also reduce weight.
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Both muscle hypertrophy and the formation of new muscle fibers have been observed.
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Importantly, cardiac function is preserved during physiological cardiac hypertrophy.
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One study found that left ventricular hypertrophy tracks during a person's lifetime.
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In hypertrophy, the heart muscle cells get larger, as does the heart itself.
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- Undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids"
- Abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
- (hypertrophied) (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers"
- An increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells; Increase in muscle size through increased size of individual muscle cells; a result of weightlifting, and other exercise. ...
- (Hypertrophic) Excessive nutrients.
- Excessive growth of an organ and/or tissues.
- Excessive development of an organ or part; increase in bulk as by thickening of muscle fibers.
- Growth of lean tissue (particularly muscle) in response to training
- A thickening of the muscle of the pumping chamber (ventricle) of the heart. This results from increased work of that chamber (the heart muscle gets large and thick with an increased work-out, just like the biceps muscle). ...
