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This results in the look of “six-pack abs,” as each segment hypertrophies on individuals at the gym who do many sit-ups.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

This auricle then somewhat hypertrophies, but is unable to prevent more or less damming back of the blood into the lungs through the pulmonary veins.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

The intima hypertrophies, layer upon layer being added in an attempt to restore the strength of the vessel.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

Like other hypertrophies on a free surface, they tend to become pedunculated, and so acquire a limited range of movement.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Such states naturally result in increased work on the part of the heart, which as a result, hypertrophies in the left ventricle.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall