- hypertrophying
- hy·per·tro·phy || haɪ'pÉœrtrəʊfɪ /-'pÉœËt- v. affect with hypertrophy; be affected with hypertrophy n. abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth
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hypertrophy — hypertrophic /huy peuhr trof ik, troh fik/, adj. /huy perr treuh fee/, n., pl. hypertrophies, v., hypertrophied, hypertrophying. n. 1. abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth. 2. excessive growth or accumulation of any kind. v.t … Universalium
rheostosis — A hypertrophying and condensing osteitis that tends to run in longitudinal streaks or columns, like wax drippings on a candle, and that involves a number of the long bones. SYN: flowing hyperostosis, streak hyperostosis. [rheo + G. osteon, bone,… … Medical dictionary
hypertrophy — /haɪˈpɜtrəfi/ (say huy pertruhfee) noun (plural hypertrophies) 1. Pathology, Botany enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth. 2. excessive growth or accumulation of any kind. –verb (hypertrophied, hypertrophying) –verb (t) 3. to affect… …
hypertrophy — [hī pʉr′trə fē] n. [ModL: see HYPER & TROPHY] a considerable increase in the size of an organ or tissue, caused by enlargement of its cellular components vi., vt. hypertrophied, hypertrophying to undergo or cause to undergo hypertrophy… … English World dictionary
