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pseudohypertrophy

pseudohypertrophy noun: enlargement at the site of an organ or part resulting from an increase in size or number of a separate tissue.

Noun

pseudohypertrophy (plural pseudohypertrophies)

  1. Enlargement at the site of an organ or part resulting from an increase in size or number of a separate tissue.
    • Early signs of Duchenne muscular dystrophy may include pseudohypertrophy (enlargement of calf muscles), low endurance, and difficulties in standing unaided or inability to ascend staircases.

Forms of pseudohypertrophy

pluralpseudohypertrophies

Origin of pseudohypertrophy

From pseudo- + hypertrophy.

Questions about pseudohypertrophy

What does pseudohypertrophy mean?
Pseudohypertrophy means enlargement at the site of an organ or part resulting from an increase in size or number of a separate tissue.
What part of speech is pseudohypertrophy?
Pseudohypertrophy is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudohypertrophy?
The plural of pseudohypertrophy is pseudohypertrophies.

Words near pseudohypertrophy in the dictionary

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

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