hypertrophy
noun
abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth.
hypertrophied
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past participleof hypertrophy.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hypertrophy.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hypertrophynounabnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth.
Example Sentences
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It is a condition in which the heart muscle becomes overgrown or "hypertrophied".
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2023
Or what about those profitless but hypertrophied creatures of the dot-com boom, such as theglobe.com? In 1999 a company called Pixelon raised $35 million, Mr. McCullough notes, to develop video and audio streaming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2018
They had names like Alec, Avery and Shawn; they were, for transhumanists, a startlingly frat-brovian contingent, all laid-back Texan vibes, loosefitting vests, hypertrophied upper bodies.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2017
Administrative structures inherited from the British empire, and amazingly unchanged in many respects, have hypertrophied into nightmarish bureaucracy.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2013
All parts of the skin and subcutaneous connective-tissue are hypertrophied, the lymphatic glands are swollen, the lymph channels and bloodvessels enlarged, and there is more or less inflammation, with œdema.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
