enlargement of an organ or part resulting from an increase in the size of the cells
Compare atrophy, hyperplasia
verbWord forms: -phies, -phying or -phied
2.
to undergo or cause to undergo this condition
Derived forms
hypertrophic (ˌhaɪpəˈtrɒfɪk)
adjective
Examples of 'hypertrophies' in a sentence
hypertrophies
The undamaged organ part has retained the previous shape, without hypertrophies.
K. G. Kemoklidze, Yu. K. Alexandrov, N. A. Tiumina, D. E. Pukhov 2016, 'SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF THE RAT ADRENAL GLAND AFTER SURGICAL LASER EXPOSURE',Bûlleten' Sibirskoj Medicinyhttps://bulletin.tomsk.ru/jour/article/view/580. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Moreover, cellular and axonal hypertrophies were observed throughout olfactory tissues.
Estefanía Bernal-Meléndez, Marie-Christine Lacroix, Pascaline Bouillaud, Jacques Callebert,Benoit Olivier, Marie-Annick Persuy, Didier Durieux, Delphine Rousseau-Ralliard, JosianeAioun, Flemming Cassee, Anne Couturier-Tarrade, Sarah Valentino, Pascale Chavatte-Palmer,Henri Schroeder, Christine Baly 2019, 'Repeated gestational exposure to diesel engine exhaust affects the fetal olfactorysystem and alters olfactory-based behavior in rabbit offspring', Particle and Fibre Toxicologyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12989-018-0288-7. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The high percentage of cortical hypertrophies seems not be a cause for concern with this specific implant in the mid-term.
Moritz M. Innmann, Johannes Weishorn, Thomas Bruckner, Marcus R. Streit, Tilman Walker,Tobias Gotterbarm, Christian Merle, Michael W. Maier 2019, 'Fifty-six percent of proximal femoral cortical hypertrophies 6 to 10 years after Totalhip arthroplasty with a short Cementless curved hip stem – a cause for concern?',BMC Musculoskeletal Disordershttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2645-6. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)