hypertrophy

Hypertrophy (high-PER-trophy) means overgrowth or enlargement. For example, a muscle will hypertrophy with constant strenuous exercise. Pyloric stenosis is an example of abnormal hypertrophy of a muscle with serious medical consequences. Hypertrophy is the opposite of atrophy.

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