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Hypertrophy vs Inflamed - What's the difference?

hypertrophy | inflamed |

As verbs the difference between hypertrophy and inflamed

is that hypertrophy is (of a tissue or organ): to increase in size while inflamed is (inflame).

As a noun hypertrophy

is (countable|medicine) an increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells.

As an adjective inflamed is

resulting from or affected by inflammation.

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

    inflamed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resulting from or affected by inflammation.
  • Appearing to be in flames; as if made of fire.

    • Derived terms

    * inflamedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (inflame)