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 participlehy·per·tro·phied, present participlehy·per·tro·phy·ing, 3rd person present singularhy·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
