hypertrophy

n. 肥大, 过度增大, 过度膨胀 [医] 肥大

发音

UK /haɪˈpɜː.tɹə.fi/
US /haɪˈpɜɹ.tɹə.fi/

词形变化

hypertrophies 复数 hypertrophies hypertrophied hypertrophies 三单 hypertrophying hypertrophying 现在分词 hypertrophied 过去式 hypertrophied 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.

    肥大

    可数 医学 不可数
  2. 2.

    An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.

    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.

    不可数 医学 体育 可数
v.
  1. 1.

    Of a tissue or organ, to increase in size.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To enlarge or extend.

    引申义

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

dysplasia

下位词 10

acromegalia acromegaly adenomegaly cor pulmonale dactylomegaly elephantiasis giantism gigantism overgrowth splenomegaly
动词

上位词 1

grow

相关短语

eccentric hypertrophy [医] 离心性肥大, 扩张性肥大

词源

From French hypertrophie, from Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (hupér, “over, excessive”) + τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”), equivalent to hyper- + -trophy.

来源：wiktionary