English noun: hypertrophy | |||
1. | hypertrophy (state) abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dysplasia | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | acromegalia, acromegaly, adenomegaly, cor pulmonale, dactylomegaly, elephantiasis, giantism, gigantism, overgrowth, splenomegaly | ||
English verb: hypertrophy | |||
1. | hypertrophy (body) undergo hypertrophy | ||
Samples | Muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids. | ||
Examples | Did his feet hypertrophy? | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||