HYPERTROPHY (hypertrophied)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: hypertrophied   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypertrophy mean? 

• HYPERTROPHY (noun)
  The noun HYPERTROPHY has 1 sense:

1. abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ

  Familiarity information: HYPERTROPHY used as a noun is very rare.

• HYPERTROPHY (verb)
  The verb HYPERTROPHY has 1 sense:

1. undergo hypertrophy

  Familiarity information: HYPERTROPHY used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPERTROPHY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hypertrophy" is a kind of...):

dysplasia (abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypertrophy"):

adenomegaly (gland enlargement)

cor pulmonale (enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart due to disease of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels)

dactylomegaly (abnormally large fingers or toes)

elephantiasis (hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis)

splenomegaly (an abnormal enlargement of the spleen)

giantism; gigantism; overgrowth (excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland)

acromegalia; acromegaly (enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor))

Derivation:

hypertrophy (undergo hypertrophy)

• HYPERTROPHY (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they hypertrophy    ... he / she / it hypertrophies   
Past simple: hypertrophied   
Past participle: hypertrophied   
-ing form: hypertrophying   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Undergo hypertrophy

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids

Hypernyms (to "hypertrophy" is one way to...):

grow (become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence example:

Did his feet hypertrophy?

Derivation:

hypertrophy (abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ)

 Context examples 

GH: Develops hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy and vascular disease (Phelan 1968, Simpson and Phelan 1984, Simpson et al, 1994).

(GH, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called gastric mucosal hypertrophy and Ménétrier disease.

(Giant hypertrophic gastritis, NCI Dictionary)

Patients with gastric mucosal hypertrophy may be at a higher risk of stomach cancer.

(Gastric mucosal hypertrophy, NCI Dictionary)

Hypertrophy and thickening of the tissues from any cause.

(Elephantiasis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Cardiotrophin 1 was cloned via its ability to potently induce cardiac myocyte hypertrophy in vitro.

(Cardiotrophin 1, NCI Thesaurus/from OMIM)

During these events, the parasites manipulate host innate immunity and elicit cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.

(Chagas Disease Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue as well as cardiac hypertrophy and cardiomyopathy.

(MIR133A1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of cardiac hypertrophy.

(MIR195 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Hypertrophy associated with both hypertension and obstruction to ventricular outflow leads to pathologic cardiac growth and it is associated with increase morbidity and mortality.

(NFAT Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

It is characterized by muscle stiffness, hypertrophy, pain, and cramping.

(Myotonia Congenita, NCI Thesaurus)