Definitions from Wiktionary (hypertrophy)

▸ noun:  (countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.
▸ noun:  (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.
▸ verb:  (by extension) To enlarge or extend.
▸ Also see hypertrophy


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