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pseudohypertrophic

pseudohypertrophic adjective: of or related to pseudohypertrophy.

Adjective

pseudohypertrophic (not comparable)

  1. of or related to pseudohypertrophy.
    • In pseudohypertrophic paralysis, the muscles are apparently enlarged, but are really degenerated and replaced by fat.

Origin of pseudohypertrophic

From pseudo- + hypertrophic.

Questions about pseudohypertrophic

What does pseudohypertrophic mean?
Pseudohypertrophic means of or related to pseudohypertrophy.
What part of speech is pseudohypertrophic?
Pseudohypertrophic is an adjective.

Words near pseudohypertrophic in the dictionary

  1. pseudohyperphosphatemia
  2. pseudohypersensitive
  3. pseudohypersensitivity
  4. pseudohypertelorism
  5. pseudohypertension
  6. pseudohypertrophic
  7. pseudohypertrophies
  8. pseudohypertrophy
  9. pseudohypha
  10. pseudohyphae
  11. pseudohyphal

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