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hypertrophies

hypertrophies is the plural of hypertrophy.

hypertrophies is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hypertrophy.

Meaning of hypertrophy

Noun

hypertrophy (countable and uncountable, plural hypertrophies)

  1. (countable) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.
    • Ectopic chondrocyte hypertrophy has been demonstrated in OA, suggesting that the pathogenetical process involves a recapitulation of endochondral ossification [ 11 – 13 ].2010 January 29, Anita Woods et al., “Control of chondrocyte gene expression by actin dynamics: a novel role of cholesterol/Ror-α signalling in endochondral bone growth”, in Journal of Cellular and...
    1. (uncountable) 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.

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Questions about hypertrophies

What is hypertrophies the plural of?
Hypertrophies is the plural of hypertrophy.

Words near hypertrophies in the dictionary

  1. hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
  2. hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy
  3. hypertrophical
  4. hypertrophically
  5. hypertrophied
  6. hypertrophies
  7. hypertrophous
  8. hypertrophy
  9. hypertrophying
  10. hypertropia
  11. hypertropias

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