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hy⋅per⋅tro⋅phy

  [hahy-pur-truh-fee] noun, plural -phies, verb, -phied, -phy⋅ing.
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–noun
1. abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth.
2. excessive growth or accumulation of any kind.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
3. to affect with or undergo hypertrophy.
Origin:
1825–35; hyper- + -trophy

Related forms:
hy⋅per⋅troph⋅ic  [hahy-per-trof-ik, -troh-fik] , adjective
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hy·per·tro·phy   (hī-pûr'trə-fē)   
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·tro'phic (-trō'fĭk, -trŏf'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: 1hy·per·tro·phy
Pronunciation: hI-'p&r-tr&-fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
: excessive development of an organ or part; specifically : increase in bulk (as by thickening of muscle fibers) without multiplication of parts

Main Entry: 2hypertrophy
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -phied; -phy·ing
: to undergo hypertrophy
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hypertrophy hy·per·tro·phy (hī-pûr'trə-fē)
n.
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. v. hy·per·tro·phied, hy·per·tro·phy·ing, hy·per·tro·phies
To grow or cause to grow abnormally large.

hy'per·tro'phic (-trō'fĭk, -trŏf'ĭk) adj.

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