Definition of hypertrophy in English:
hypertrophy
noun hʌɪˈpəːtrəfihaɪˈpərtrəfi
mass nounPhysiology The enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells.
the hypertrophy of the muscle fibres
Example sentencesExamples
- It leads to left ventricular hypertrophy and increased connective tissue content, both of which decrease cardiac compliance.
- The antioxidative properties of statins also prevent the development of cardiac and smooth muscle cell hypertrophy.
- There may be evidence of cardiac ischemia, ventricular hypertrophy, or pericardial disease.
- Many risk factors for coronary artery disease also are predictors of hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, and diabetes mellitus.
- Cardiac hypertrophy - the enlargement of the heart muscle cells - can be fatal.
Derivatives
adjective hʌɪpəˈtrɒfɪkˌhaɪpərˈtrɑfɪk
Physiology After years of misdiagnosis, doctors finally realize she had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Example sentencesExamples
- Patients with dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are at increased risk for perioperative heart failure.
- ‘In a majority of cases, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is inherited and develops over time, typically in the late teenage years,’ Kerber says.
- Dobutamine is contraindicated in idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis.
- The most common anomalies are hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and coronary artery anomalies.
adjective hʌɪˈpəːtrəfɪdhaɪˈpərtrəfid
Physiology Athletes with hypertrophied muscles may be prone to develop this problem if they have the underlying popliteal arterial anatomy.
Example sentencesExamples
- No patients had anatomic abnormalities of the thoracic inlet, such as a hypertrophied scalenus anticus tendon or an obstructing tumor.
- This was confirmed at excision biopsy, which also identified the hypertrophied vessel cut during the procedure.
- One factor pointing towards increased risk, in his case, was the fact that he had apparently a hypertrophied ventricle.
- The right ventricle was markedly hypertrophied and dilated, consistent with severe cor pulmonale.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from hyper- 'beyond, exceeding' + Greek -trophia 'nourishment'.
Definition of hypertrophy in US English:
hypertrophy
nounhīˈpərtrəfēhaɪˈpərtrəfi
Physiology The enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells.
the hypertrophy of the muscle fibers
Example sentencesExamples
- Many risk factors for coronary artery disease also are predictors of hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, and diabetes mellitus.
- There may be evidence of cardiac ischemia, ventricular hypertrophy, or pericardial disease.
- It leads to left ventricular hypertrophy and increased connective tissue content, both of which decrease cardiac compliance.
- The antioxidative properties of statins also prevent the development of cardiac and smooth muscle cell hypertrophy.
- Cardiac hypertrophy - the enlargement of the heart muscle cells - can be fatal.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from hyper- ‘beyond, exceeding’ + Greek -trophia ‘nourishment’.