Prehypertrophic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Prior to the presence of hypertrophy not-comparable
"However, quantitation of the lengths of the different zones of the growth plates indicated that the proliferating zone of the growth plate was modestly increased while the prehypertrophic zone was decreased in CartIR −/− mice compared to controls ( Figure 2e and 2f )."
Example
More examples"However, quantitation of the lengths of the different zones of the growth plates indicated that the proliferating zone of the growth plate was modestly increased while the prehypertrophic zone was decreased in CartIR −/− mice compared to controls ( Figure 2e and 2f )."
Etymology
From pre- + hypertrophic.
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