I. noun (plural -phies) Etymology: probably from New Latin hypertrophia, from hyper- + -trophia -trophy Date: 1834 excessive development of an organ or part, exaggerated growth or complexity, hypertrophic adjective II. intransitive verb (-phied; -phying) Date: 1883 to undergo ~
HYPERTROPHY
Meaning of HYPERTROPHY in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012