Pronunciation: h ī - ' p ə r-tr ə -f ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
Etymology: probably from New Latin hypertrophia, from hyper- + -trophia -trophy
Date: 1834
1 : excessive development of an organ or part specifically : increase in bulk (as by thickening of muscle fibers) without multiplication of parts
2 : exaggerated growth or complexity
– hy · per · tro · phic \ ˌ h ī -p ə r- ' tr ō -fik \ adjective