Etymology

hypertrophy

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Today it means: An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells. Full definition →

French hypertrophie ← Ancient Greek ὑπέρ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑπέρ“over, excessive”
  2. French · derived fromhypertrophie
  3. English todayhypertrophy

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὑπέρ all →

hyperemiahyper-hyperduliahypergelasthypergolichyperzeugmamaschalyperidrosis

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