noun
pseudohypertrophy of muscle
Medical term for a condition where muscles appear enlarged due to fat and connective tissue infiltration, not true muscle fiber growth. Often associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
デュシェンヌ型筋ジストロフィーでは、ふくらはぎに仮性筋肥大がよく見られる。
In Duchenne muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophy of the calf muscles is often observed.
筋肥大 refers to true muscle hypertrophy (increase in muscle fiber size), whereas 仮性筋肥大 is a false enlargement due to non-muscle tissue.
Compound of 仮性 (pseudo-, false) and 筋肥大 (muscle hypertrophy). The term is a direct medical translation of the English 'pseudohypertrophy'.