Found 2 items, similar to Hypertrophy.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: hypertrophy
hypertrophy
n : abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
v : undergo hypertrophy;
“muscles can hypertrophy when people
take steroids”
[also:
hypertrophied]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy
\Hy*per"tro*phy\, n. [Gr. "ype`r over, beyond + ?
nourishment, fr. ? to nourish: cf. F. hypertrophie.] (Med. &
Biol.)
A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an
organ or part; -- the opposite of
atrophy.
[1913 Webster]