HYPERTROPHIED

hypertrophied, enlarged

(adjective) (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells; “hypertrophied myocardial fibers”

HYPERTROPHY

hypertrophy

(verb) undergo hypertrophy; “muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

hypertrophied

simple past tense and past participle of hypertrophy

Source: Wiktionary


Hy*per"tro*phied, a. (Med. & Biol.)

Definition: Excessively developed; characterized by hypertrophy.

HYPERTROPHY

Hy*per"tro*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. hypertrophie.] (Med. & Biol.)

Definition: A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an organ or part; -- the opposite of atrophy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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