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)
- (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
- (medicine, rare) overnourishment, overnutrition, hyperalimentation (excessive intake of nutrients)
- (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.
Declension
Declension of υπερτροφία (ypertrofía)
singular | |
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nominative | υπερτροφία • |
genitive | υπερτροφίας • |
accusative | υπερτροφία • |
vocative | υπερτροφία • |
Synonyms
- (overnourishment, hyperalimentation): υπερσιτισμός m (ypersitismós)
Antonyms
- (hypertrophy): ατροφία f (atrofía, “atrophy”)
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