The medical term for abnormal (excessive) muscle growth is:

A) hypertrophy
B) atrophy
C) bradykinesia
D) dyskinesia


A
Explanation: The prefix hyper- means "excessive"; troph, "development"; and the suffix -y, "process of."

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