Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hypertrophy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hypertrophy \Hy*per"tro*phy\, n. [Gr. "ype`r over, beyond + ?
nourishment, fr. ? to nourish: cf. F. hypertrophie.] (Med. &
Biol.)
A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an
organ or part; -- the opposite of {atrophy}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hypertrophy
n : abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
v : undergo hypertrophy, as of muscles
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