pseudohypertrophy

noun

Enlargement at the site of an organ or part resulting from an increase in size or number of a separate tissue.

“Early signs of Duchenne muscular dystrophy may include pseudohypertrophy (enlargement of calf muscles), low endurance, and difficulties in standing unaided or inability to ascend staircases.”

OriginEnglish hypertrophy ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

nounpseudohypertrophy (plural pseudohypertrophies)

plural pseudohypertrophies

  1. Enlargement at the site of an organ or part resulting from an increase in size or number of a separate tissue.

    Early signs of Duchenne muscular dystrophy may include pseudohypertrophy (enlargement of calf muscles), low endurance, and difficulties in standing unaided or inability to ascend staircases.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishhypertrophy
  6. Englishpseudohypertrophy

From pseudo- + hypertrophy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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