prohypertrophic

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adjective

That leads to hypertrophy

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Meanings

adjectiveprohypertrophic (comparative more prohypertrophic, superlative most prohypertrophic)

comparative more prohypertrophic · superlative most prohypertrophic

  1. That leads to hypertrophy

    This condition favours the production of adiponectin in relation to leptin (Lep) which also allows adiponectin to block the prohypertrophic effect of leptin.

    2016 January 6, “Cardiomyocyte Antihypertrophic Effect of Adipose Tissue Conditioned Medium from Rats and Its Abrogation by Obesity is Mediated by the Leptin to Adiponectin Ratio”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pro- + hypertrophic.

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APA

prohypertrophic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prohypertrophic

MLA

“prohypertrophic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prohypertrophic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prohypertrophic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prohypertrophic.

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