hypertrophy
/hahy-pur-truh-fee/US // haɪˈpɜr trə fi //UK // (haɪˈpɜːtrəfɪ) //
肥大,肥厚,肥大症,肥大的
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural hy·per·tro·phies.
- : abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth.Compare gigantism.
- : excessive growth or accumulation of any kind.
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hy·per·tro·phied, hy·per·tro·phy·ing.
- : to affect with or undergo hypertrophy.
Examples
In the heart, it reversed age-induced cardiac hypertrophy (enlargement of the heart).
It is nearly always accompanied by a distinct hypertrophy of the thymus gland.
But a prolonged use of the visual mechanism tends to hypertrophy—or atrophy, as the eyes of deep-sea fishes show.
It is, however, when the major leaves that we understand the intense hypertrophy of life evoked by imminent death.
Fourthly, the rarest have been hypertrophy and hypertrophy with dilatation.
Eczema verrucosum presents similar conditions, but, in addition, displays a tendency to papillary or wart-like hypertrophy.
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