Abnormal increase in muscle size and mass not due to training. [ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0736-9199 ]
Synonyms: Increased skeletal muscle cells Muscle hypertrophy Muscular hypertrophy Hypertrophic muscles
Term information
- UMLS:C2265792
Increased muscle bulk based on clinical observation. Myofiber hyperplasia and hypertrophy may contribute but this is not easily tested clinically.
Term relations
- has part some (
hypertrophic and
characteristic of some skeletal musculature and
has modifier some abnormal)