Hypertrophied

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hypertrophied \Hy*per"tro*phied\, a. (Med. & Biol.)
     Excessively developed; characterized by hypertrophy.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hypertrophied
       See {hypertrophy}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hypertrophied
       adj : (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result
             of increased size in the constituent cells;
             "hypertrophied myocardial fibers" [syn: {enlarged}]
             [ant: {atrophied}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hypertrophy
       n : abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ
       v : undergo hypertrophy; "muscles can hypertrophy when people
           take steroids"
       [also: {hypertrophied}]