eccentric hypertrophy

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Hypertrophic growth of the walls of a hollow organ, especially the heart, in which the overall size and volume are enlarged.

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Sometimes I wear my silk pyjamas when I am going for a walk in the mornings, does that make me eccentric?
The Death of the English Eccentric|Tom Sykes|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was one of the wealthiest women in the world and certainly the most eccentric noble of her time.
Adiós to the Diva Duchess|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of my most important mentors was a brilliant and eccentric rabbi from Bethesda, Maryland.
Fixing a Dysfunctional Family: Congress|Gene Robinson|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To his peers, he's an all-star eccentric who is pitied or clucked over protectively as often as he is envied.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up|Tom Boswell|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The women Peterson photographed were offbeat, eccentric, irreverent, and not conventionally pretty.
Gosta Peterson's Bohemian Rhapsody: Unpacking a Photographer's '60s Secrets|Lizzie Crocker|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lorenzo Dow is still remembered by some of the "old fogies" as one of the most eccentric men that ever lived.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
From all the accounts that have come down to us, he seems to have been a man of irregular habits and eccentric genius.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce
John N. Maffit, the well known and eccentric methodist preacher, died at Mobile.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He is simply an eccentric Scot, who does not see why he should pay for crossing a river that he can cross for nothing.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
But the man inside these voluminous clothes is even still more eccentric.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith