hy·per·tro·phy (h -pûr tr -f )n. pl. hy·per·tro·phies A nontumorous enlargement of an organ or a tissue as a result of an increase in the size rather than the number of constituent cells: muscle hypertrophy. intr. & tr.v. hy·per·tro·phied, hy·per·tro·phy·ing, hy·per·tro·phies To grow or cause to grow abnormally large. hy  per·trophic (-tr f k, -tr fk) adj. |
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| Adj. | 1. | hypertrophied - (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; "hypertrophied myocardial fibers" atrophied, diminished, wasted - (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use; "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm" |
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