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Vinony

hypertrophic

adjective

  1. Increased size of an organ or tissue
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /hʌɪpəˈtɹɒfɪk/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English hypertroph(y) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hypertrophic From hypertroph(y) + -ic.

  1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.

    “Yet these increasingly hypertrophic forms of masculinity existed in tension with ideals of obedience, courtesy, cultural refinement and charity that were still viewed as markers of the ‘gentleman’.”

  2. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.

    “Coordinate term: atrophic”