Hypertrophy
Also called Increase in cell size
CardiologyPathologyImportant
Increase in organ or tissue size from enlargement of individual cells, commonly seen in cardiac muscle responding to sustained increased workload.
Korean
비대
세포 크기 증가로 인한 장기나 조직의 크기 증가; 심근비대·전립선 비대 등이 예.
French
Hypertrophie
Augmentation de la taille d'un organe ou d'un tissu due à l'augmentation du volume des cellules individuelles ; couramment observée dans le muscle cardiaque en réponse à une charge accrue.
Word parts
hyper-Prefix(Greek) Above, excess-trophySuffix(Greek) Development, nourishment