υπερτροφία

Greek

Etymology

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

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

Noun

υπερτροφία • (ypertrofía) f (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) hypertrophy (increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells)
    υπερτροφία μυός ― ypertrofía myós ― muscular hypertrophy
    υπερτροφία της καρδιάς ― ypertrofía tis kardiás ― cardiac 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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  • (antonym(s) of “hypertrophy”): ατροφία f (atrofía, “atrophy”)
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