Hypertrophy

[hai'pә:trәfi]

Definition

(noun.) abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ.

(verb.) undergo hypertrophy; 'muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids'.

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Definition

(n.) A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an organ or part; -- the opposite of atrophy.

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Definition

n. over-nourishment: the state of an organ or part of the body when it grows too large from over-nourishment.—adjs. Hypertroph′ic -al Hyper′trophied Hyper′trophous.

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