υπερτροφία

Greek edit

Etymology edit

From French hypertrophie, a French-coined term adopted into Greek, equivalent to υπερ- (yper-, over, hyper-) +‎ τροφή (trofí, food, nourishment) +‎ -ία (-ía). First attested 1856.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ipeɾtɾoˈfia/
  • Hyphenation: υ‧περ‧τρο‧φί‧α

Noun edit

υπερτροφία (ypertrofíaf (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) hypertrophy (increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells)
    υπερτροφία μυόςypertrofía myósmuscular hypertrophy
    υπερτροφία της καρδιάςypertrofía tis kardiáscardiac hypertrophy
  2. (medicine, rare) overnourishment, overnutrition, hyperalimentation (excessive intake of nutrients)
  3. (figuratively) overdevelopment
    Η ατροφία του κοινωνικού κράτους αντιστοιχεί στην υπερτροφία του ποινικού κράτους.
    I atrofía tou koinonikoú krátous antistoicheí stin ypertrofía tou poinikoú krátous.
    The lack of development of the welfare state corresponds to the overdevelopment of the criminal state.

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Antonyms edit

  • (antonym(s) of "hypertrophy"): ατροφία f (atrofía, atrophy)