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hypertrophy

hy·per·tro·phy [ hī púrtrəfee ]


noun  (plural hy·per·tro·phies)
Definition:
 
1. enlargement by cell growth: a growth in size of an organ through an increase in the size, rather than the number, of its cells

2. unnecessary complexity: exaggerated or unnecessary growth or complexity



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle hy·per·tro·phied, present participle hy·per·tro·phy·ing, 3rd person present singular hy·per·tro·phies)
Definition:
 
get bigger by cell growth: to grow larger through an increase in the size, rather than the number, of cells, or cause something to grow larger in this way


hy·per·tro·phic [ hpər trṓfik, hpər tróffik ] adjective
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