English pronunciation · Words Starting with H
Hypertrophy Pronunciation
Hypertrophy is pronounced HY-per-troh-fee, IPA /ˈhaɪpɝˌtroʊfi/.
HY-per-troh-fee
US /ˈhaɪpɝˌtroʊfi/ · UK /ˈhaɪpətrəfi/
Syllables: HY · per · troh · fee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: An increase in the size of an organ or tissue, most often of muscle.
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Hypertrophy in a Sentence
- Weight training causes hypertrophy in the muscles being worked.
- The scan showed hypertrophy of the heart wall.
- Hypertrophy means growth in size rather than in number.
Common Mispronunciations of Hypertrophy
Not hy-per-TROH-fee
Volume sits on the opening HY. Atrophy and dystrophy are built the same way and behave the same way.
Not HY-per-TRAW-fee
Only one beat in the word is loud, and the troh in third place carries the oh of go.
Tip: It is hyper plus trophy, but the trophy half loses its colour, so HY-per-truh-fee is common in speech.
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