/ha??p??.tr?.fi/anincreaseinsize,structure, orfunction:（肌肉）肥大，肥厚Muscular hypertrophy is one of thesignsof hypothyroidism.肌肉肥大是甲状腺机能减退的症状之一。(Definition ofhypertrophyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)
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hypertrophyThese mechanical signals can be blocked by progesterone either by a direct action of this hormone or possibly through the support of stretch-induced uterinehypertrophy.From theCambridge English CorpusThe heart was enlarged, and showed marked biventricularhypertrophy.From theCambridge English CorpusThe second possibility is that a subclinical degree of tricuspid regurgitation led tohypertrophyand dilatation of the left atrium and precipitated atrial fibrillation.From theCambridge English CorpusThe peripheral arteries, nonetheless, were still medially hypertrophied.From theCambridge English CorpusLeft panel (before the operation): remarkable myocyttchypertrophy(mean cell diameter: 19-+ 4-2ftm) and interstitial fibrosis (9c fibrous: 229c).From theCambridge English CorpusThe right-sided ventricle was coarsely trabeculated, hypertrophied and thick walled.From theCambridge English CorpusThere was clinical evidence of right ventricularhypertrophy, with an ejection systolic murmur of grade 3/6, a single second sound, and no continuous murmurs.From theCambridge English CorpusSmall-to-moderate sized muscular defects in the apical trabecular septum often close by growth andhypertrophyof the muscular septum.From theCambridge English CorpusExamination of hearts with double inlet left ventricle, discordant ventriculoarterial connections, and a restrictive ventricular septal defect may reveal remarkable myocardialhypertrophy.From theCambridge English CorpusOther abnormalities were: patent ductus arteriosus, septalhypertrophy, mitral valve prolapse and pericardial effusion (one case each).From theCambridge English CorpusIn focal dystonias, pick muscles which are tender, hypertrophied, visibly or palpably contracting, or are clearly responsible for the involuntary posture or spasm.From theCambridge English CorpusThe result was presumably a kind of mosaic evolution characterized by differential hypertrophies of the physical subsystems essential to humanness.From theCambridge English CorpusAny direction from the parasite must be very local, since adjacent uninfected cells show no signs of nuclearhypertrophy.From theCambridge English CorpusQuantitative assessment of these changes correlated with hemo-dynamics and medialhypertrophyin lung biopsy.From theCambridge English CorpusOur previous clinical experience has suggested that significant cardiachypertrophy, tachycardia and blood pressure elevation were frequently observed in patients receiving high-dose dexamethasone.From theCambridge English CorpusThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/hypertrophy##
