_______ refers to when muscles increase in size.

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Hypertrophy refers to when muscles increase in size due to an increase in the size of individual muscle fibers. Atrophy refers to when muscles decrease in size due to a decrease in the size of individual muscle fibers. Hypotrophy and isotrophy are not commonly used terms in relation to muscle size. Auxotrophy refers to the requirement for a specific nutrient or growth factor for the growth of an organism, and is not relevant to muscle size.

_______ Refers to When Muscles Increase in Size