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Word: hypertrophy
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Noun:
- countable|medicine An increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells
- 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.
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Verb:
- intransitive|of a tissue or organ: To increase in size
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