HYPERTROPHY


Meaning of HYPERTROPHY in English

[ hʌɪ'pə:trəfi ]

■ noun Physiology enlargement of an organ or tissue resulting from an increase in size of its cells.

Derivatives

hypertrophic adjective

hypertrophied adjective

Origin

C19: from hyper- + Gk -trophia 'nourishment'.

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