pseudohypertrophy
/ˌs(j)uːdəʊhʌɪˈpəːtrəfi/Medicine
noun
Enlargement of an organ or body part, especially a muscle, caused not by hypertrophy of its functional tissue but by an increase in adipose or fibrous tissue, accumulation of an abnormal substance, etc.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From pseudo- + hypertrophy. Compare German Pseudohypertrophie.
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