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Hypertrophy vs Dilation - What's the difference?

hypertrophy | dilation |

As nouns the difference between hypertrophy and dilation

is that hypertrophy is (countable|medicine) an increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells while dilation is the act of dilating.

As a verb hypertrophy

is (of a tissue or organ): to increase in size.

hypertrophy

English

(wikipedia hypertrophy)

Noun

  • (countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells
  • (uncountable, bodybuilding) Increase in muscle size through increased size of individual muscle cells; a result of weightlifting, and other exercise. It differs from muscle hyperplasia, which is the formation of new muscle cells.

    • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (of a tissue or organ): To increase in size

    • Antonyms

    * atrophy

    dilation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of dilating.
  • State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation.
  • (obsolete) Delay.
    • (Bishop Hall)

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